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ED  ON    STORM'S    IMMENSEE 


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GEORGE  M.  HOWE,  Ph.D 

iTRUCTOR    IN   GhRMAN,    CoRNBLL   UNIVERSITY 


NEW  YORK 

NRY  HOLT  AND  COMPANY 
1904 


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BASED  ON    STORM'S    IMMENSEE      . 


BY 


GEORGE  M.  HOWE,  Ph.D 

Instructor  in  German,  Cornell  University 


NEW  YORK 

HENRY  HOLT  AND  COMPANY 

1904 


GERMAN   PROSE  COMPOSITION 


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German  Prose  Composition 


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BASED  ON    STORM'S    IMMENSEE 


GEORGE  M.  HOWE,  Ph.D 

Ikstructor  in  German,  Cornell  University 


NEW  YORK 

HENRY  HOLT  AND  COMPANY 

1904 


Copyright,  1904 

BY 

HENRY   HOLT  AND  COMPANY 


!N  MEMORIAM 


<2'v  V^.Q.>rsY*M       "^^---^ 


PREFACE  M/^'^^ 


I 


That  the  best  material  for  the  necessar}^  practice  in 
German  composition  and  conversation  with  our  beginning 
students  is  obtainable  from  a  comparatively  simple  Ger- 
man text  is  generally  recognized.  The  recognition  is 
equally  general  that  Ini7ne7isee,  more  than  any  other  of  the 
easier  texts  placed  in  the  hands  of  our  students,  is  the 
most  normal  from  the  standpoint  of  both  vocabulary  and 
construction. 

It  is  this  recognition  that  has  led  to  the  preparation  of 
a  number  of  sets  of  exercises  based  on  Lnmensee,  and  the 
material  herewith  presented  owes  its  existence  to  the  same 
reason.  The  only  deviation  from  the  other  attempts  along 
the  same  line  with  this  text  is  that  the  editor  has  tried  to 
present  a  continuous  narrative  rather  than  more  or  less 
detached  sentences. 

The  text  is  suited  for  students  who  are  familiar  with 
the  essentials  of  the  German  grammar,  and  have  read  fifty 
to  seventy  pages  of  simple  prose.  The  foot-notes  are  in- 
tended to  present  such  facts  as  will  not  naturally  be  pos- 
sessed by  students  who  have  had  but  a  limited  experience 
with  German  texts.     The  notes  which  precede  the  vocab- 

9856ri6 


IV  PREFACE 

ulary  are  in  no  way  intended  to  be  exhaustive,  but  merely 
to  contain  information  to  which  frequent  reference  is  nec- 
essary, and  which,  on  account  of  its  length,  cannot  to  good 
advantage  be  stated  in  the  form  of  foot-notes. 

It  has  seemed  proper  to  supply  the  English  text  with  a 
complete  vocabulary.  This  is  not  customary,  but  after 
considerable  experience  with  composition  of  this  sort  the 
editor  believes  that  the  best  interests  of  the  student  are 
advanced  rather  than  injured  by  this  addition.  Vocabu- 
lary or  no  vocabulary,  the  usefulness  of  such  a  text  de- 
pends more  upon  the  teacher  and  his  methods  than  is  the 
case  with  the  average  school-book.  It  is  the  teacher's 
duty  to  see  that  the  student  is  made  thoroughly  familiar 
with  the  text  of  the  original,  and  no  part  of  the  composi- 
tion should  be  touched  till  the  entire  portion  of  the  orig- 
inal upon  which  it  is  based  has  been  gone  over  thoroughly 
in  question  and  answer.  The  German  text  should  be  ab- 
sorbed by  the  student  before  he  translates  a  line  into  Ger- 
man. Not  till  then  is  he  ready  for  written  translation,  but 
this  done  he  will  engage  in  such  translation  with  much 
profit. 

The  paraphrase  herewith  presented  is  the  outcome  of 
the  editor's  own  work  with  classes.  He  sends  it  forth 
with  the  hope  that  it  may  find  a  small  place  of  usefulness 
with  the  other  booklets  of  its  kind. 

G.  M.  H. 
Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  27,  1903. 


NOTE 

Words  in  the  text  standing  in  brackets  [ — ]  are  not  to  be  trans- 
lated into  German.  Words  standing  in  parenthesis  ( — )  are  to  be 
translated  into  German.  Superior  letters  and  figures  refer  to  the 
divisions  and  subdivisions  of  the  Syntactical  Notes  which  immedi- 
ately precede  the  Vocabulary.  Reference  marks  (*,  t,  etc.)  refer  to 
the  notes  at  the  foot  of  the  page. 


GERMAN  PROSE    COMPOSITION 


'  . ^*  .  • 


THE    OLD    MAN 

One  afternoon^'  I  was  standing "3  before  my  house 
and  looking  down  into  the  city.  As  I  stood  there  I 
saw  an  old  man  coming  i-^  slowly  down  the  street.  He 
seemed  to  be  returning "3  from  a  walk,  for  under  his 

5  arm  he  carried  a  cane,  and  his  shoes  were  dusty.  Al- 
though but  few  of  those  who  passed  spoke  to  him, 
many  of  them  seemed  forced  to  look  into  his  earnest 
eyes,  for  these  contrasted  strangely  with  his  snow- 
white  hair,  and  in  them  all  his  lost  youth  seemed  to 

10  have  taken  refuge.  Finally,  he  stopped  before  a  small 
house,  then  entered*  and  mounted  a  narrow  flight  of 
stairs.  Here  he  unlocked  a  door  and  entered  the 
room  which  stood  before  him.  On  the  walls  of  the 
room  [there]  hung  pictures  of  men  and  of  landscapes. 

15  After  he  had  seated  himself  in  a  large  armchair  he 
folded  his  hands  and  seemed  to  be  resting.  Gradually 
it  became  darker,  then  a  moonbeam  fell  through  the 
window  and  upon  the  wall  of  the  room.  As  it  moved 
along  the  wall  t  the  old  man  followed  it  slowly  with  his 

20  eyes,  and  when  at  last  it  fell  upon  a  small  picture  in  a 
black  frame,  the  time  was  changed.  He  was  again  in 
his  youth.     "  Elizabeth  !  "  he  said  softly. 

*  trat  bann  ein.        t  along  the  wall  an  \itx  2Banb  tociter. 

I 


PROSE    COMPOSITION 


THE    CHILDREN 


As  he  spoke  a  charming  Httle  girl  entered  the  room. 
She  was  perhaps!  half  as  old  as  he,  her  eyes  were 
brown  and  she  wore  a  red  silk  kerchief  about  her  neck. 
She  cried  [to]  P^einhardt^^  that  they  would ^^  have  no 
S'.hool  arl  day,"  aad  none  the  next  day  ^'  either.  Rein-  5 
hardt,  who  was  just  putting  his  slate  under  his  arm, 
laid  it  upon  the  table,  and  then  the  two  children  ran 
through  the  house  and  the  garden  out  into  the  meadow. 
Here  Elizabeth  had  helped  him  build  a  house  out  of 
pieces  of  sod,  and  when  it  was  done  they  were  going"^  10 
to  spend  their  summer  evenings  in  it.*^'  The  bench 
was  still  lacking,"3  but  the  necessary  nails,  the  hammer, 
and  the  boards  were  ready,  so  that  he  soon  had  it  fin- 
ished, though  he  pounded  many  a  nail  crooked  before 
he  finally  got  it  into  shape.  While  he  had  been  work-  15 
ing"3  in  the  house  Elizabeth  had  been  gathering  round 
mallow-seeds  in  her  apron,  and  now,  when  he  came 
out  into  the  sun  again,  he  saw  her  at  the  other  end  of 
the  meadow.  He  called  to  her  to  come,t  and  said  that 
they  would  sit  down  on  the  new  bench ;  he  would  then  20 
tell  her  a  story  if  she  wished.'" 

Then  Reinhardt  began  :  "There  was  once  on  a  time 
an  old  man  —  "    But  Elizabeth  let  him  tell  no  further, 

*  In  the  following  pages  the  indirect  discourse  is  very  frequently 
used.  The  student  should  look  up  the  statement  concerning  in- 
direct discourse  in  the  syntactical  notes  (m)  in  this  book,  as  well 
as  in  the  grammar  with  which  he  may  be  familiar. 

t  Translate  literally  or  imitate  the  construction  of  the  text. 

t  to  come  bafj  fie  toiiuneii  foUte  represents  the  more  usual 
German  construction  for  this  expression. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE  3 

she  said  that  she  knew"^  this  story  by  heart,  and  that 
^     he  should  not  always  tell  the  same  [thing].     So  Rein- 

■  hardt  had  to  tell,  instead  of  this  story,  the  [one]  of  the 

■  man  whom  the  king  had'^  had  thrown  into  the  den  of 
5    lions.     "It   is   a  very   dark    night,   and  the   lions  are 

asleep,  but  sometimes   they  yawn    in  their  sleep  and 
stretch  out  their  big  red  tongues,  and  then  the  man 

t     shudders."     Then  he  told  how  the  man  looked  upf 
and  saw  an  angel  standing  i4  before  him.*     The  angel 

10  had  beckoned  "*  [to]  the  poor  man  with  his  hand,  Rein- 

,    hardt  said,  and  had  then  gone  right  into  the  rocks. 

Elizabeth,  who  had  listened  attentively,  asked  if  the 
angel  had  t  wings.  Reinhardt  answered  that  it  was  t 
only  a  story,  because  there  were  §  no  angels.     Then 

15  Elizabeth  asked  why  her  mother  and  her  aunt  told  her 
the  opposite,  and  if  there  were  §  no  lions  either.  Rein- 
hardt said  that  in  India  there  were  §  lions,  and  that  the 
heathen  priests  hitched  them  to  wagons  and  drove 
through  the  desert.     When  he  was  big,  [he  said]  he 

20  was  going  there,  because  it  was  much  more  beautiful 
there  than  here.  ''You  can  go ^4  too,  Elizabeth,"  he 
said,  "but  our  mothers  must  stay  at  home."  "But  I 
shall '^^  not  be  allowed  to  go  alone,"  ^  said  Elizabeth. 

*  Use  the  reflexive  pronoun. 

t  The  direct  discourse  for  these  two  sentences  would  give  the 
following  verb-forms,  lookedup,  saw,  beckoned,  went.  The  German 
uses  the  perfect  tense  here  rather  than  the  past,  i.e.,  has  looked 
up,  etc. 

X  The  verbal  forms  in  the  direct  discourse  would  here  be,  Did 
the  angel  have  wings  ?    It  is  only  a  story. 

§  cS . . .  gdbc. 


4  PROSii    COMPOSITION 

"  Yes,  you  can  go  along,"'-*  replied  Reinhardt,  "because 
you  will"'  then  be  my  wife,  and  if  you  are  my  wife  the 
others  cannot  give  you  any  orders."*  "But  what  shall 
I  do  if  my  mother  weeps?"  "If  I  go  alone  I  will  never 
come  back  again,"  said  Reinhardt.  "  Will  you  go^^  with  5 
me  or  will  you  stay  at  home?"  "I  will  go  along  if 
only  you  do  not  look  so  angr}'/'t  said  Elizabeth. 
Reinhardt  seized  both  her  t  hands  with  joy,  then  looked 
at  her  earnestly  and  said,  "I  am  afraid  that  nothing 
will  come  of  it,  for  you  have  no  courage."  Then  Rein-  10 
hardt's  mother  called  them,  and  the  little  friends  ran 
home  together. 

IN    THE    WOOD 

Thus  the  two  children  shared  their  leisure  hours. 
Elizabeth    was   often   very  quiet,   and  Reinhardt  was 
often  too  violent  for  her,  but  they  did  not  separate  for  15 
that  reason,  and  winter  and  summer  ^2  they  were  always 
together.     Once  the  teacher  scolded  Elizabeth  in  Rein- 
hardt's  presence.     The  boy  knocked  his  slate  against 
the  table  in  order  to  withdraw  the  anger  of  the  man 
from  his  little  friend,  but  the  teacher  did  not  notice  20 
this.     Then,  instead  of  listeningi^  to  the  teacher,  Rein- 
hardt wrote  a  poem.     In    it^'  he   told  about  a  young 
eagle,  a  beautiful  white  dove,  and   an  old  gray  crow. 
"As   soon   as   my  wings  are  grown,"  said  the  young 
eagle,   "  I   shall  take   revenge  upon    the    gray  crow."  25 
Tears    stood   in   the  young  poet's*^  eyes.     He  himself 

*  Imitate  the  idiom  of  the  original. 

t  Translate  literally  or  follow  preceding  note. 

t  il)rc  bcibeu. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE  5 

was  the  eagle.     The  next  day^'  he  got  himself  a  little 
note-book  bound  in  parchment,  and  upon  the  first  page 

I     of  this  *  he  wrote  his  poem  about  the  eagle,  the  dove 
and  the  crow. 

5  The  next  year*'  Reinhardt  went  to  another  school. 
Now  he  did  not  see  Elizabeth  so  much  as  formerly,  and 
so  t  he  began  to  write  down  the  tales  which  had  pleased 
her  best.  While  at  this  t  he  often  tried  to  work  his 
own  ideas  into  the  story,  but  he  never  succeeded,  and 

10  so  he  wrote  them  just  as  he  had  always  told  them. 
Then  he  gave  the  leaves  on  which  ^^  he  had  written  the 
stories  to  Elizabeth,  and  of  evenings  ^^  she  would °s  some- 
times read  these  stories  aloud  to  him  in  the  presence  of 
her  mother,  and  this§  always  gave  him  a  sweet  feel- 

15  ing  of  satisfaction. 
V  ^''     Now  seven  years  were  past,  and  at  last  Reinhardt 
was  II  to  leave  home.    Elizabeth  could  hardly  be  recon- 
ciled to  this  thought,  [and]  therefore  it  delighted  her 
when  Reinhardt  said  one  day,  ^^  "  Elizabeth,  I  shall 

20  write  down  stories  for  you  as  I  used "4  to  do.  These  I 
will  send  to  you  in  the  letters  to  my  mother.  Then  you 
must  write  me  how  you  like  them."  Elizabeth  promised 
to  do  this.  The  day  for  the  departure  came  nearer,  but 
before  this  IF  Reinhardt  wrote  many   [a]   rime  in  his 

25  little  book,  and  although  Elizabeth  was  the  cause  of 
many  of  the  songs  which  had  gradually  filled  most  of 
the  white  leaves,  yet  this  was  all  a  secret  [to]  her. 
Now  the  first  [of]  June  had  come,  and  Reinhardt 


*  beSfelben.         t  and  so  alfo.         t  While  at  this  babci. 

§  bic§,       II  See  the  vocabulary  under  be.       1[  before  this  Dort)ev. 


6  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

was  to  start  the  next  day.^'  Before  his  departure,  how- 
ever, they  got  up  a  picnic  to  a  distant  wood  in  order  to 
have  a  festive  day  together  once  more.  At  first  they 
rode  in  a  carriage.  When  they  came  to  the  wood  they 
took  down  the  provision  baskets  and  went  farther  on  5 
foot.  Then  they  wandered  through  a  fir-wood,  and 
after  that'^'  through  beech-trees.  In  the  latter,  the 
leaves  of  w^hich^'  were  not  very  thick,  it  was  quite  light, 
in  the  former  it  was  cool  and  dusky.  Finally  they 
stopped  under  a  very  old  beech  and  opened  the  bas-  10 
kets.  Then  an  old  gentleman  called  the  children  to 
him  and  asked  them  what  they  were  going  "^  to  have  for 
breakfast.  "  Strawberries,"  cried  the  children.  "  All 
right,"  said  the  old  [man],  "but  if  you  are  unskillful 
and  find  none  you  will  have  to  eat  your  bread  dry,  for  15 
we  have  brought  no  butter  with  [us] ."  The  old  [folks] 
would  stay  at  home,  he  said,  in  order  to  peel  the  pota- 
toes and  make  the  fire,  and  when  it  was  twelve  they 
were  going "^  to  boil  the  eggs.  In  return  for  this*  the 
children  would  owe  them  half  of  all  the  strawberries  20 
which  they  might  t  find.  If  any  one  of  the  children 
found  none  he  would  not  have  to  turn  over  any,  the  old 
man  added,  but  then  he  would  get  none  from  the  old 
folks  either. 

Reinhardt  told  Elizabeth ^^  ^hat  he  knew*"  a  straw-  25 
berry  patch,  so  she  hung  her  hat,  the  green  ribbons  of 
which  ^'  she  had  tied  together,  over  her  arm,  and  then 
they  went  together  into  the  wood.     Here  all  was  still. 
There  was  no  path  at  all  to  be  seen,?  and  Reinhardt 

*  In  return  for  this  bafiir.         t  Use  the  past  subj.  of  mogen. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE  7 

went  ahead  to  bend  twigs  and  vines  aside,  so  that 
EHzabeth  might*  follow  him.  Finally  the  ferns  and 
bushes  became  so  thick  and  high  that  Elizabeth's  head 
was  scarcely  to  be  seens  above  them>'      Soon,  how- 

5  ever,  they  came  into  an  open  place  and  stopped  to  hunt 
strawberries,  but  there  were  none  to  be  found.s  On 
the  other  side  of  this  clearing  was  a  brook,  and  still 
farther  they  could  see  the  wood  again.  Elizabeth  was 
afraid  to  wade  through  the  water,  so  she  asked  Rein- 

10  hardt  to  carry  her  over.     Here  the  ground  was  covered 

(with  raspberry  bushes  and  heather,  the  fragrance  of 
which  1^  filled  the  air,  but  there  were  again  no  straw- 
berries. 

Then  Elizabeth  asked  him  if  he  knew  the  way  back. 
15  Reinhardt  had   not  thought  of  that.^'      He  lifted  his 
hand  to  see  where  the  wind  came  from,  but  he  could 
feel  no  wind.     Soon  Elizabeth  thought  she  heard  some 
one  talking,J4   but  when  Reinhardt  called  in  the  direc- 
tion whence  the  voices  had  come  only  the  echo  replied. 
20  They  had  become  very  tired  from  the  long  walk,  and 
Elizabeth  said  that  she  was  afraid,  because  it  was  so 
lonesome,  but  Reinhardt  took  her  hand  and  said  she 
must  not  be  afraid ;    they  would  sit  down  and  rest  a 
while  and  then  they  would  find  the  others.     Reinhardt 
25  sat  down  upon  a  stump   of   a  tree   and    looked    over 
towards   his   little  friend  who  was   sitting "3  under   an 
overhanging  beech.    As  they  sat  thus  Elizabeth  thought 
she  heard  a  bell  ringing  i^  behind  themf  and  thatt  if 

*  Use  the  past  subj.  of  mbgen.         t  Use  reflexive  pronoun. 
t  Complete  the  clause  with  ba^  before  commencing  the  Wcmu 
clause  ba|3 . .  .  finbeu  miirben,  lueun  .  .  .  gingcn. 


8  PROSE    COiMPOSITION 

» 

they  went  in  that  direction  they  must  surely  find  the 
others.  So  they  gave  up  hunting*  for  strawberries  and 
started  back.  When  they  finally  came  out  of  the  thick 
wood  they  heard  the  laughter  of  the  party  and  saw  the 
old  gentleman,  who  was  carving ^^3  away  at  a  thick  5 
roast.  On  the  table,  which  was  merely  a  large  white 
cloth  spread  out  on  the  ground,  there  stood  great  quan- 
tities of  strawberries. 

As  the  old  gentleman  caught  sight  of  our  two  friends 
he  called  [to]  them  that  they  should  empty  their  hand-  10 
kerchiefs  and  show  what  they  had  found,  and  when 
Reinhardt  replied  that  they  had  found  nothing  but 
hunger  and  thirst  (then)  the  old  [man]  said  that  they 
could  keep  that,  for  no  idlers  would  be  fed  here. 

When  Reinhardt  got  home  that  t  evening  he  wrote  a  15 
new  poem  in  his  little  book.t     It  was  a  description  of 
Elizabeth  as  she  sat  under  the  tree  in  the  wood  while 
the  blue  flies  were  humming  "3  about  her  and  the  sun- 
shine played  upon  her  brown  locks. 


THE  CHILD  BY  THE  WAYSIDE 

Over  six  months  §  had  passed,!  the  twenty-fourth  of  20 
December  had  come,  Christmas  eve.     Reinhardt  and 
other  students  were  sitting  together  at  an  oak  table  in 
the  Ratskeller.     Besides  him  and  his  friends  [there] 
were  but  few  people  there,  so  that  the  waiters  had  but 

*  hutitius^  for  strawberries,  use  the  compound  noun  of  the  orig- 
inal,        t  biefen.         X  Use  the  diminutive  form  Siic^tein. 
§  Use  the  ace.        II  uiaren  tioriiber. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE  9 

tittle  to  do  and  were  leaning  idly  against  the  walls  of 
the  hall.  But  there  were  two  others  whom  we  must  * 
not  forget,  a  violin  player  and  a  gipsy  maiden  with  a 
zither.     One  t  of  the  students  offered  the  girl  a  glass 

5  of  champagne,'^  but  she  replied  that  she  did  not  want 
it.  "  Then  you  must  sing,"  he  said,  tossingi'^  a  silver 
coin  into  her^"  lap.  "  No,  I  will  not  sing  for  you,"  she 
said,  runningi'b  her  fingers  through  her  dark  hair  and 
looking  at  him  defiantly.     As  Reinhardt  heard  this  he 

10  sprang  up  from  the  table  and  came  t  and  stood  before 
her.  She  asked  him  what  he  wanted,  and  when  he  re- 
plied that  he  wished  to  see  her  false  eyes,  she  asked 
how  §  her  eyes  concerned  him,  but  nevertheless  she 
took  the  glass  of  champagne  from  his  hand  and  drank 

15  from  it.'^'  Then,  as  the  violinist  played,  she  sang  a 
short  song,  the  words  of  which ^^  we  must*  not  forget, 
for  we  shall  meet  them  again  before  we  are  through 
with  our  story. 

While    she  had  been  singing,   one   of    Reinhardt's 

20  friends  had  entered  the  Ratskeller  and  joined  the  group. 
He  had  called  for  ||  Reinhardt,  he  said,  but  had  not 
been  able^'  to  find  him,  for  the  room  was  empty.  "You 
must  have  had  IF  a  visit  from  the  Christ-child,"  he 
added,  "  for  your  room  smelled  of  Christmas  cakes." 

25  As  Reinhardt  set  his  glass  on  the  table  and  turned 
away  the  gipsy  girl  asked  him  what  he  was  going  to  do, 
and  upon  his  replying  J'  ^  that  he  could  remain  no  longer, 

*  biirfen.        t  ciner.         t  came  and  stood  \itUit  ftc^.        §  luaS. 
II  He  had  called  for  er  l)abe . . .  abf)oIen  moUen  ;  see  syntactical 
notes  /. 

\  You  must  have  bu  ^aft  WO^l. 


lO  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

but  would  certainly  return,  she  laughed  and  told  him 
that  he  was  good  for  nothing,*  that  they  were  all  good 
for  nothing,  and  while  he  went  up  the  steps  she  turned 
and  whispered  something  in  the  violinist's^  ear. 

Reinhardt  went  quickly  through  the  dark  streets.    Of    5 
the  bright  light  which  came  from  the  Christmas  trees, 
and  of  the  troops  of  beggar  children  who  were  wander- 
ing from  house  to  house,  trying  i'  ^  here  to  gain  a  glimpse 
of  the  splendor  which  was    forbidden   them,  there   to 
climb  up  upon  the  railings  of  the  steps  which  led  into   10 
the  houses,  he  saw  nothing.     Neither  f  did  he  hear  the 
tin  trumpets  nor  the  voices  of  the  children  who  were 
singing  in  the  halls  t  of  some  of  the  houses.     When  he 
had  §  stumbled  up  the  dark  stairs  and  entered  his  room 
he  noticed  a  sweet  odor  which  reminded  him  of  home.  15 
And  when,  with  [a]  trembling  hand,  he  had  lighted  his 
candle,  he  saw  a  large  package  lying  h  on  the  table.     In 
this^'  he  found  two   smaller  packages;  the  one  con- 
tained the  brown   Christmas  cakes  which  he  knew  so 
well,  the  other,  handkerchiefs,  collars,  cuffs,  and,  what  20 
was   most   important  of  all,||  two  letters.     The  [one] 
from  Elizabeth  he  opened  first. 

In  it^'  she  wrote  :  When  you  see  the  letters  in  frost- 
ing you  will  probably  know  who  helped  your  mother 
make  the  cakes.     It  is  I,  too,1[  who  have  sent  you  the  25 

'^  good  for  nothing  :  see  vocabulary  ^^<?a'. 
t  neither  . .  .  nor  and)  t)orte  er  luebcr  . . .  nod), 
t  Use  the  singular. 

§  Use  the  auxiliary  verb  but  once  and  then  place  it  after  the 
last  of  the  dependent  verb  forms. 

II  most  important  of  all  mil  nlleniiidjtiflften. 
^^^  It  is  /,  too,  2c<ho  id)  bill  ci?  and),  ber  . . , 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE  II 

embroidered  cuffs.  I  find  it  very  quiet  and  lonesome 
this  winter  without  you.  And,  to  *  make  it  still  worse, 
the  linnet  which  you  gave  f  me  died  last  Sunday.  You 
know  how  he  used"-*  to  sing  when  the  sun  shone  in 

5    through  the  window,  t     Mother  has  often  had  to*'  hang 
a  cloth  over  the  cage  in  order  to  silence  him. 

Can  you  guess  what  I  am  going  to  give  your  mother 

for  Christmas  ?     A  picture  of  myself  in  crayon.     Your 

^    old  friend,  Eric,  is  sketching  me,  and  I  have  had  to" 

10  sit  [for]  him  three  times.     I  do  not  like  to  have  §  a 

stranger  learn  my  face  by  heart,  but  mother  said  the 

P     picture   would   delight  your   mother,  so   I    consented. 

When  he  comes  into  the  room  I  always  remember  what 

you  once  said :  that  he  looked  like  his  brown  coat,  but 

15  when  I  tell  mother  that  it  vexes  her. 

But  Reinhardt,  what  is  the  matter  with  you  ?  You 
have  not  sent  me  any  stories  and  you  have  not  written 
me  a  single  time  since  you  have  been  away.  Your 
mother  says  you  now  have  no  time  for  such  childish 

20  things,  but  I  am  afraid  it  is  something  else.     You  have 
not  kept  your  word  well. 

After  Reinhardt  had  ||  read  the  two  letters,  and  folded 
and  put  [them]  away  again,  he  walked  back  and  forth 
in  his  room  overcome  by  homesickness.     After  some 

25  time  he  took  some  money  from  his  desk  and  left  the 
room.     When  he  came  down  upon  the  street  he  no- 

*  um  .  .  .  511.  t  Use  the  perf .  tense. 

X  in  through  the  window  jum  ^^nfter  ^crein. 
%I  do  not  like  to  have  a  stranger  learn  etc.  ic^  mag  C8  llic^t, 
ba^  .  . .  lernt. 

II  See  footnote  §,  page  ip. 


12  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

ticed  that  it  had  become  more  quiet.  The  light  from 
the  Christmas  trees  no  longer  shone  through  the  win- 
dows, for  the  trees  had  burnt  out,  but  here  and  there 
he  could  see  *  old  and  young  sitting  together  in  their 
houses. 

As  he  passed  the  Ratskeller  he  heard  the  voice  of 
the  gipsy  maid  and  saw  t  a  dark  figure  [come]  reeling 
up  the  steps.  Reinhardt  stepped  into  the  shadow  of  a 
house  in  order  not  to  be  seen,  and  when  the  figure  had 
passed  t  him  he  hurried  on.  In  a  brightly  lighted  lo 
jewelry-store  he  bought  for  Elizabeth  a  necklace  with  a 
small  cross,  and  then  he  returned  through  the  same 
street  [by]  which  he  had  come. 

When  Reinhardt  came  into  the  neighborhood  of  his 
dwelling  he  noticed  a  little  girl  who  was  trying  in  vain  15 
to  open  the  door  of  the  house  before  which  she  stood. 
He  helped  her  open  it,  but  closed  it  again,  for  he 
thought  that  the  people  of  the  house  might  §  drive  her 
away,  and  he  remembered,  too,  that  he  could  give  her 
Christmas  cakes  as  well  as  any  one  [else].  He  gave  20 
the  child  his  hand,  and  she  went  silently  by  his  side. 
When  he  reached  his  room  ||  he  gave  her  (a)  part  of  his 
cakes,  and  told  her  to  go  home  and  give  her  mother 
half  of  them.  The  child,  who  seemed  unaccustomed  to 
such  kindness,  answered  nothing  to  this,1[  but  as  soon  25 

*  /if  cotdd  sef  .  .  .  sitting  together  foimtc  er  fe()en,  W'u  .  .  .  gUs 

jamnuMi  jafjen. 

1  Mould  the  sentence  after  the  instructions  of  preceding  note. 
}  Render  7vas  past  him.         §  toniUou. 
II  When  .  .  .  room  al«  cv  Qiif  feiii  ,^inuiicv  !am. 
If  baraiif. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE 


13 


I 


k 


as  the  door  was  opened  hastened  *  from  the  house  out 
into  the  dark  street.  After  Reinhardt  had  stirred  up 
the  fire  he  sat  down  to  write.  And  when  the  sun 
looked  in  at  the  window  t  the  next  morning  it  saw  a 
pale,  earnest  face.  He  had  written  the  whole  night 
through. 

AT  HOME. 

At  Easter  Reinhardt  journeyed  home.  When  he 
went  to  see  Elizabeth  the  next  morning  he  was  sur- 
prised [to  see]  how  tall  she  had  become.     She  came 

10  towards  him  smiling,  but  blushed  as  he  took  her  hand 
in  welcome,  and  when  he  held  it  for  a  moment  ^^  Jn  his 
own  she  withdrew  it  gently.  She  had  never  done  this 
when  she  was  smaller,  and  he  looked  at  her  question- 
ingly.     Now  he  visited  her  every  day,  but  it  seemed  as 

15  if,  in  some  way,  something  strange  had  come  between 
them,  for  it  happened  often,  when  they  sat  together, 
that  pauses  would  "5  occur  in  the  conversation.  And 
this  happened  day  after  t  day,  so  that  Reinhardt  finally 
decided  to  give  her  instruction  in  (the)  botany  in  order 

20  to  have  a  definite  subject  for  §  conversation  during  the 
vacation.  He  had  devoted  himself  zealously  to  this 
science  during  his^'  one  year  at  the  University.  Eliza- 
beth was  accustomed  to  follow  him  in  all  1|  [things],  and 
so  she  readily  took  up  with  this  suggestion.     Mornings  ^- 

25  they  would  "5  make  trips  into  the  fields  or  the  woods, 
and  in  the  IF  afternoon  Reinhardt  would  come  again, 

*  hastened  .  .  .  street  eitte  fte  Dom  .  .  .  in  .  .  .  ^inaug. 

t  See  footnote  f,  p.  1 1.  X  fiir. 

§  Render  ^^/^^  conversation  (gen.).     II  Use  the  dat.  sg.      1[  am. 


14  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

and    they  would   study  the    flowers    which   they   had 
brought  home  in  the*  morning. 

As  Reinhardt  entered  the  room  one  afternoon  he 
saw  EHzabeth  standing  m  before  a  gilded  bird-cage 
which  hung  at  the  window.  The  canary-bird  which 
sat  within  was  flapping  its  wings  and  picking  at  Eliza- 
beth's fingers.  Reinhardt  asked  if  his  linnet  had 
changed  into  a  goldfinch  after  its  death,  but  Elizabeth's 
mother  replied  that  they  were  not  in  the  habit  of  doing 
that,  t  Reinhardt's  friend,  Eric,  had  sent  it  in  from  his  lo 
farm,  Immensee,  the  day  before,  she  said.  When  Rein- 
hardt asked  from  what  farm,  she  told  him  what  he  had 
not  known  before:  that  Eric  had  taken  charge  of  his 
father's  second  farm,  at*  Immensee.  She  seemed  to 
think  t  that  Eric  was  a  very  nice,  sensible  young  fellow,  15 
and  was  somewhat  vexed  that  Reinhardt  had  not  asked 
about  him  sooner. 

When  the  mother  went  out  to  look  after  the  coffee 
Elizabeth  turned  to  the  bird-cage  and  busied  herself 
again  with  the  bower  of  chickweed.  She  told  Reinhardt  20 
that  she  would  be  through  with  it  immediately,  but  to 
this  §  he  answered  nothing.  This  was  contrary  to  his 
custom,  and  when  she  turned  about  to  see  what  was 
the  matter  with  him  she  saw  in  his  eyes  an  expression 
of  sorrow  that  she  had  never  seen  there  before.  She  25 
asked  him  why  he  looked  so  sad,  and  when  he  replied 

*  am. 

t  wtTfY  not  in  the  habit .  . .  that  bie«  ntd)t  ^11  tUH  pflcgtcn. 
X  seemed  to  think  that  Eric  etc.  fc^ien  (Sric^  fiir  eilieil .  . .  JU  ^al* 
ten. 

§  bavaiif. 


BASED   ON    IMMENSEE  1 5 

that  he  did  not  like  the  yellow  bird  she  looked  at  him 
in  astonishment,  for  she  did  not  understand  him.  He 
took  her  two*  hands  in  his  [own]  and  looked  dreamily 
into  her  eyes,  and  this  time  she  did  not  try  to  withdraw 

5    her  hands. 

After  the  coffee  they  went  to  work  to  arrange  their 
plants.  They  counted  the  stamens,  spread  the  leaves 
and  blossoms  out  carefully,  and  laid  two  specimens  of 
each  kind  in  a  large  folio  volume  to  dry.     The  mother 

10  sat  in  the  next  room  at  her  spinning  wheel,  and  nothing 
was  to  be  heard  s  but  the  humming  of  the  wheel,  or 
now  and  then  Reinhardt's  voice,  for  he  often  had  to 
correct  Elizabeth's  awkward  pronunciation  of  the  Latin 
names.      When   they   had    arranged    all   the    flowers 

15  Elizabeth  said  that  a  lily-of-the-valley  was  missing  from 
the  last  time.  "  I  have  one  here,"  said  Reinhardt, 
drawingj'^  a  little  book  from  his  pocket,  and  laying  a 
spray  t  of  lily-of-the-valley  down  before  her.  As  he 
opened  the  book  Elizabeth  asked  him  if  he  had  been 

20  writing  stories  again.  Byway  of|  answer  he  passed 
her  the  book.  The  many  white  pages  were  filled  with 
verses,  not  stories,  and  as  Elizabeth  turned  one  page 
after  another  §  and  read  the  titles  she  saw  that  they  all 
referred  to  her.     Reinhardt,  who  looked  questioningly 

25  over  at  her  as  she  turned  through  the  book,  saw  II  a 
delicate  red  gradually  spread  over  her  whole  face.     He 

*ker  two  i^re  beiben. 

\  spray  of .  .  .  Use  the  compound  noun  of  the  original. 

%  by  way  of  oX%. 

§  another  ^XJat.  other. 

II  Use  the  construction  with  tt)ie,  as  suggested  in  note  *,  p.  12. 


1 6  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

would  have  liked  *  to  see  her  eyes,  but  Elizabeth  laid 
the  book  down  before  him  without  looking  J-*  up.  When 
he  asked  her  not  to  return  it  to  him  in  that  way  she 
took  a  brown  spray  of  heather  from  the  collecting  case 
and  laid  it  between  the  leaves.  5 

When  the  last  day  of  vacation  came  Elizabeth  asked 
her  mother  for  (the)  permission  to  accompany  Rein- 
hardt  to  the  station  where  the  stage-coach  stopped. 
The  two  young  people  walked  along  side  by  side,t 
Elizabeth  with  her  hand  upon  Reinhardt's  arm.  Rein-  lo 
hardt  seemed  to  be  worr}'ing  about  something,  and 
walked  slower  and  slower.  It  had  already  struck  ten, 
and  Elizabeth  said  he  would  arrive  too  late.  Finally 
he  began :  "  Elizabeth,  I  have  something  very  im- 
portant to  say  to  you,  it  seems  to  me  as  if  all  the  worth  15 
of  my  future  life  depends  upon  your  answer."  Elizabeth 
looked  him  kindly  in  the  face,  and  that  seemed  to  help 
him.  "  When  I  come  again  in  two  years  will  you  care 
for  me  as  much  as  you  always  have  ?  "J  She  nodded 
and  took  his  hand.  Then  she  told  him  how  she  and  20 
her  mother  had  spoken  of  him  the  evening  before,  after 
he  had  gone  home.  She  said  that  she  had  had  to  de- 
fend him  against  her  mother,  for  the  latter  thought 
that  he  was  not  so  good  as  he  had  been  before  he  had 
gone  to  the  University.  When  Reinhardt  heard  this  25 
he  was  silent  a  moment.*^  Then  he  told  her  that  she 
must  not  believe  that,  for  he  was  just  as  good  as  he  had 
been.     And  P^lizabeth  said  that  she  would  believe  him. 

*  would  have  liked  l)atto  iiovii, 

t  side  by  side  iiebfu  eiiiaiibcv  t)cr. 

\  as  you  always  have  vo'ii  bu  eS  immer  ^aft. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE  1 7 

He  said  nothing  more,  but  walked  now  more  and  more 
;  rapidly.  Elizabeth  told  him  that  he  was  walking  too 
fast  for  her,  and  asked  what  was  the  matter.  **  A 
secret,"  he  replied,  and  added  that  she  should  know  it 
when  he  returned  in  two  years.  They  had  just  time  to 
reach  the  stage-coach  and  say  farewell  [to]  one  another. 
Reinhardt  climbed  in  and  extended  his  hand  to  her 
once  more  before  the  horses  started.  Elizabeth  went 
slowly  down  the  street  towards  home. 


A  LETTER 

10  Two  years  had  passed  since  Reinhardt  had  left  home. 
In  all  this  *  time  he  had  not  written  once  to  Elizabeth, 
norf  had  he  once  received  a  letter  from  her.  One 
afternoon  he  was  sitting  in  his  room  waiting  J  for  a 
friend.     Some  one  came  up  the  steps  and  knocked  at 

15  his  door.  It  was  his  landlady,  who  brought  him  a 
letter  from  his  mother.  His  mother  wrote  §  that  Eliza- 
beth and  Eric,  Reinhardt's  old  friend,  were  engaged. 
Eric  had  proposed  twice  in  vain  within  several  months, 
but  Elizabeth  had  not  been  able^'  to  make  up  her  mind 

20  to  accept  him ;  at  last,  however,  she  had  done  so.  || 
The  wedding  was  to  take  place  soon,  and  then  the 
mother  would  go  to  Immensee  with  them. 

*  /«  a//  t/iis  in  ber  ganjcn. 

\  nor . .  .from  her  auc^  ^attc  cr  fcinen  eiiigigcn  33ri<[  tiont^r 
befommcii. 

X  See  the  syntactical  notesy'i  b  :   use  unb. 

§  Use  the  construction  of  indirect  discourse  to  the  end  of  the 
paragraph.  ||  so  eS. 


\ 


1 8  PROSE    COMPOSITION 


IMMENSEE 


When  we  meet  Reinhardt  again  several  years  are 
past.  He  is  wandering  along*  a  shady  forest  path 
which  leads  to  Immensee.  VVe  recognize  him  at  once, 
but  his  countenance  is  stronger  and  more  sun-burned, 
his  eyes  have  become  more  earnest.  He  walks  vigor- 
ously, and  looks  constantly  about,  as  if  expectingi^  to 
see  some  change  in  the  road.  At  last  he  catches  sight 
of  a  peasant  who  is  coming  up  the  mountain  road,  and 
calls  out  to  him  [to  know]  if  he  is  on  the  right  road  to 
Immensee,t  and  if  it  is  still  far  tot  the  place.  The  lo 
peasant  answers  that  he  is  near  the  lake,  and  that  the 
manor  house  lies  close  to  this.^^ 

Reinhardt  hastened  on.  After  half  an  hour§  the  road 
changed  (its)  direction,  so  that  it  ran  along  a  slope 
from  which  he  could  see  off  over  the  tops  of  the  oaks  15 
which  grew  below.  Beyond  the  trees  lay  the  quiet  lake, 
and  beyond  this,  ||  green  sun-lit  woods,  which  surrounded 
the  lake  onH  all  sides  except  one.  Directly  opposite 
they  separated,  and  one  could  see  far  away  to**  the  blue 
mountains  which  there  shut  off  the  view.  Near  the  20 
shore  of  the  lake  he  could  see  the  blossoming  fruit 
trees,  and  among  themtt  the  white  manor  house  with 
its  red  tile  roof,  its  reflection  floating i3  upon  the  waters 
of  the  quiet  lake.     He  remained  standing!^  a  moment 

*  is  ivandering  along  get)t  ailf  eiliem  .  .  .  ba^ev. 

t  Imitate  the  idiom  of  the  text,  or  translate  literally.  , 

X  bi?  ^Uin.         §  translate  a  half  hour. 

II  ^<r>w/r/ ///n- nod)  uiciter.        H^^u.        **bi?an. 

tt  untcr  beiifolbcn  or  ba^iuifcf)en. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE 


19 


to  get  a  view*  of  the  whole,  then   continued  his  way 
more  rapidly. 

As  he  now  followed  the  road,  at  first  down  the  moun- 
tain, then   up    [it]    again,   the  woods  disappeared   on 

5  both  sides  and  gave  way  to  heavily  leaved  vineyards 
and  flowering  fruit-trees,  which  were  full  of  buzzing 
bees.  Then  he  saw  Eric  in  the  distance.  The  latter 
had  grown  to  [be]  a  stately  man,  but  still  wore  a  brown 
coat.     He  waved    his  cap   and    called  a  welcome   to 

10  Reinhardt,  but  as  they  came  together  he  looked  into 
the  earnest  face  of  his  old  school  comrade  for  a  mo- 
ment, as  if  he  were  in  doubt  if  it  were  really  he,t  then  t 
extended  his  hand  to  him.  Reinhardt,  for  his  part, 
had  no  doubt  that  the  man  before  him  was  Eric,  for 

15  there  was  little  change,  §  except  that  he  looked  merrier 
than  he  ever  had  in  the  past.  |i  When  Reinhardt  told 
him  this  Eric  extended  his  hand  once  more  to  him  and 
his  face  became  even  merrier  as  he  said,  *'  Yes,  but 
you  know  that  I  have  drawn  the  big  prize  since  we 

20  were  boys  together."  Then  he  told  Reinhardt  that 
this  would  be  a  great  surprise  for  Elizabeth  and  her 
mother,  for  he  had  invited  Reinhardt  in  secret  and 
told  them  nothing  about  the  matter.  When  Reinhardt 
heard  this  he  became  thoughtful,  and  the  nearerlF  they 

*fogeta  view  etc.  um  baS  ®anjc  in  5Iugenfd^ein  5U  ne'^mcn. 
t  if  it  were  .  .  .  >4<f  ob  er  eg  trirfUcf)  fei. 
\  Repeat  the  subject. 

%for  there  was  little  change  benn  biefer  I)atte  fid)  iDenig  gcanbcrt. 
II  than  .  .  .  in  the  past  al«  er  e«  je  frii^er  getan. 
IF  the  nearer  . . .  the  harder  je  tm^er  (tr.  order)  . . .  beftO  jdjtuerer 
(inv.  order). 


20  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

came  to  the  house  the   harder  his  breath  seemed  to 
come. 

Along  the  shore  of  the  lake  extended  a  vineyard  and 
a  vegetable  garden,  and  in  the  latter  a  stork,  that  Rein- 
hardt  had  seen  from  the  road,  settled  down  and  began  5 
stealing  pea-sticks  with  which  "^  to  make  its  nest.  As 
Eric  clapped  his  hands  the  bird  arose  slowly  and  flew 
away.  The  building  on  which  it  settled  down  was  a 
distillery,  tof  the  walls  of  which  ^'  Eric  had  tied  up  the 
branches  of  peach  and  apricot  trees.  He  told  Rein-  10 
hardt  that  he  had  built  this  but  two  years  before,  that 
his  father  had  built  the  farm  buildings,  and  that  his 
grandfather  had  had  ^^  the  dwelling-house  rebuilt  forty 
years  before. 

They  were  now  not  far  from  the  manor  house.     To   15 
the  right  and  left  lay  the  farm  buildings,  and  on  both 
sides  of  the  house  a  high  garden  w^all,  behind  which 
one  could  see  the  dark  lines  of  yew  hedges,  and  here 
and  there  lilac  trees  whose   flowering  branches  hung 
over  into  the   court  before  the   house.     To  the   men  20 
passing  J3   over  the  court  Eric  called  out  questions  or 
commissions  concerning  the  day's   work.     Then  they 
entered  the  vestibule,  and  at  the  end  of  this  turned  to 
the  left  into  a  side  passage.     At  the  end  of  this  pas- 
sage-way they  stepped    through   an  open  door  into  a  25 
garden  room,  both  windows  of  which  ^'  were  covered 
with  rich  foliage,  so  that  the  room  seemed  filled  with  a 
sort  of  green  twilight.     At  the  other  end  of  the  room, 
however,  they  could  see  through  the  half  open  folding 

*  with  which  .  .  .  /ust  uiii  bavauS  ...  511  iiiad)eiu       1  an. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE  2  1 

doors  the  garden,  lying i^  in  the  full  splendor  of  the 
spring  sun,  and,  over  the  flower-beds  and  through  the 
high  walls  of  foliage,  the  lake  and  the  forest  on  the  op- 
posite side. 

5  As  the  friends  entered  the  garden  they  saw  a  girlish 
figure  rise  from  a  chair  on  the  terrace  and  come  to- 
wards them.  As  she  came  nearer  Reinhardt  stretched 
his  hand  towards  her  smiling,  and  only  then  did  she 
recognize  him,  for  they  had  not  seen  one  another  for  a 

10  long  time.  As  she  called  his  name  she  stopped,  and 
Reinhardt,  too,  stood  motionless,  for  it  seemed  to  him 
as  if  he  felt  a  faint  *  physical  pain  about  his  t  heart. 
And  when  he  took  her  hand  and  looked  up  again  he 
saw  the  same  delicate  girlish  face  that  he  had  known 

15  years  before  in  his  native  city.  Eric's  face  beamed 
with  joy.t  He  had  remained  behind  at  the  door,  but 
now  he  came  nearer  and  took  Elizabeth's  hand.  Her 
only  answer  was  a  sisterly  glance,  and  then  she  looked 
shyly   at   Reinhardt  again.     In    reply  to  §  this  glance 

20  and  the  remark  from  Eric,  that  he  had  become  very 
distinguished  looking,  Reinhardt  replied  that  it  was 
merely  because  they  had  not  been  together  for  so  long 
a  time.  The  mother,  who  entered  at  ||  this  moment, 
greeted  the  unexpected  guest  with  much  warmth,  and 

25  while  Eric  lighted  his  meerschaum  pipe  and  sat  down 
at  Reinhardt's  side  to  smoke,  Elizabeth  prepared  re- 
freshments, and  then  came  and  sat  down  at  her  work. 

*  For  the  German  adjective  feill  used  in  the  original  there  seems 
to  be  no  one  EngHsh  word  that  will  serve  as  an  equivalent, 
t  am.        t  uov  g-veubeii.        §  /«  /r//y  /<?  aiif  (ace).        ||  in. 


2  2  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

In  the  days  that  followed,*  Reinhardt  went  out  with 
Eric  to  the  fields,  the  vineyards,  and  the  gardens.  He 
found  everything  well  arranged,  and  the  people  who 
worked  on  the  farm  contented  and  healthy.  Mornings, 
and  the  hours  before  supper,  Reinhardt  would  "s  work  5 
in  his  room.  The  afternoons  were  spent  more  or  less 
together.  Reinhardt,  who  had  for  t  years  been  collect- 
ing popular  songs,  tried  to  increase  his  collection  by 
songs  and  verses  from  the  neighborhood,  and  also  un- 
dertook now  to  arrange  those  t  which  he  already  had.      10 

Elizabeth,  the  merry  child  of  former  days,  had  be- 
come a  quiet  woman.  Towards  Reinhardt  she  was  at 
all  times  friendly,  [to]  Eric"  she  showed  a  sort  [of] 
humble  thankfulness  for  his  many  little  attentions. 

At  the  end  of  the  walk  which  led  through  the  garden   15 
[there]  was  a  projecting  bastion,  and  upon  this,^'  under 
the  tall  birches,  stood  the  evening  seat.     The  mother 
had  christened  it  thus,  because,  §  facing  the  west,  the 
place  was  used  mostly  at  the  ||  time  of  (the)  sunset. 
One  evening  Reinhardt  had  taken  a  walk  along  the  20 
shore  of  the  lake  and  was  about  to  return  to  the  house 
through  the  garden.     He  had  almost  reached  the  eve- 
ning seat   when  he  was  surprised  by  a  sudden  rain. 
By  the  shore  [there]  stood  a  linden-tree,  and  he  stepped 
under  this,  but  it  granted  little  protection,  for  the  rain  25 
came  heavier  and  heavier,  so  that  he  was  soon  thor- 
oughly drenched.    Finally  he  yielded  to  the  IF  inevitable 

*  Translate,  in  the  foil cnviug  days.         t  jeit.  X  biejentgeu. 

§  Translate,  because  the  place,  which  faced  the  west,  was  tised 
mostly  etc. 

II  \Mx  (urn  bie)  ^eit.       H  to  the  ins. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE  23 

and  continued  his  way  towards  the  evening  seat,  in 
order  to  return  through  the  garden  to  the  house.  It 
had  become  almost  dark,  and  as  he  advanced  more 
rapidly  he  thought  he  recognized*  Elizabeth's  girlish 

5  form  among  the  trees.  She  was  turned  towards  him, 
and  seemed  to  be  waiting  for  some  one,  but,  as  he  ap- 
proached, she  turned  aside  and  disappeared  along  t  the 
path  which  led  into  the  garden  room.  He  could  not 
explain  this.     He  did  not  doubt  that  it  was  she,  and 

10  yet  he  did  not  wish  to  ask  her  about  it,  so  he  turned 
into  one  of  the  side  paths  and  went  into  the  house 
through  a  side  door,  and  thence  up-stairs  in  order  to 
avoid  the  possibility  t  of  meeting  Elizabeth  in  the  gar- 
den room. 

MY   MOTHER   WISHED  §  IT. 

15  The  following  evening,  as  Reinhardt  sat  (together) 
with  the  family  in  the  garden  room,  they  asked  him  to 
read  them  some  of  the  songs  which  a  friend  who  lived 
in  II  the  country  had  sent  him  that  morning. IF  He  re- 
plied that  he  had  not  looked  them  through  yet,  and 

20  that  they  would**  have  to  read  at  random,  but  he 
brought  a  roll  of  paper  from  his  room  and  sat  down  at 
the  table  by  Elizabeth.  When  the  latter  unrolled  the 
sheets  she  found  both  words  and  notes,  and  remarked 
that  Reinhardt  must  sing.     Now  he  took  up  individual 

*Use  the  inf.,  as  in  the  original.         t  auf  (dat.). 
fc        Xto  avoid  the  possibility  etc.  um  6.  nic^t  etiDo  . . .  ju  begcgnen. 
§  Use  the  perf.  tense,  as  in  the  original. 
II  auf.       IF  am  2J?orgen. 

**  The  direct  discourse  would  be  ive  shall  have  to  read.  See 
m^  2. 


2  4  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

sheets,  and  as  he  read  he  half  followed  the  melodies  * 
with  his  voice.  The  little  company  yielded  to  the  gaiety 
which  gradually  took  possession  of  it,  and  tot  Eliza- 
beth's question,  [as  to]  who  made  the  gay  songs,  Eric 
replied  that  one  could  tell  that  by  listening  to  them  :  all  5 
sorts  of  jolly  vagabonds.  But  Reinhardt  replied  that 
they  were  not  made,  that  they  grew  of  themselves  and 
flew  through  the  air.  He  said  it  seemed  to  him  some- 
times as  if  he  had  helped  to  make  them,  for  he  had 
often  found  his  own  joys  and  sorrows  in  these  songs.       10 

On  one  of  the  sheets  was  the  song  "  I  stood  upon 
[the]  high  mountains,"  and  as  Reinhardt  sang  this  mys- 
terious melody  Elizabeth  joined  in,  accompanying  him 
with  her  contralto  voice.  The  mother  sewed  busily  on. 
Eric,  with  folded  hands,  listened  attentively.  As  Rein-  15 
hardt  laid  the  sheet  silently  aside  he  heard  from  the 
shore  of  the  lake  a  boy's  clear  voice,  and  once  more 
the  words,  '*  I  stood  upon  [the]  high  mountains."  He 
smiled  and  called  the  company's  attention  to  it,  but 
Eric  replied  that  it  was  the  herd-boy,  Casper,  who  was  20 
driving  the  heifers  home,  and  that  the  song  was  often 
heard  in  the  neighborhood. 

When  the  ringing  of  the  herd-bells  had  died  away 
Reinhardt  drew  forth  another  sheet  from  the  roll. 
Elizabeth  took  hold  of  one  side  of  it  t  as  Reinhardt  25 
read.  The  song  was  the  lament  of  a  heart  that  had 
loved  one  man  and  had  been  bound  by  (the)  marriage 
to  §  another,  because  the  mother  had  wished  it,  and  now 

*  Imitate  the  idiom  of  the  text.         t  QUf  (ace). 

I  ofif  siJe  of  it  bie  fine  ^oito  bC'ijfclluMi.        §aii  (ace). 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE 


25 


the  mother  is  blamed,  for  the  heart  cannot  forget.  For 
all  her  joy  the  singer  had  won  but  sorrow,  and  would  * 
now  wish  to  go  begging  i4  over  the  heath  and  leave  all 
behind.t  Towards  the  end  of  the  song  Reinhardt  felt 
5    the  sheet  trembling i-*  in  Elizabeth's  hand,  and  while  he 

I      rolled  it  together  again  she  got  up  and  left  the  room. 
To  Eric,"  who  pushed  his  chair  back  and  started  to 
follow  her,  the  mother  said  that  Elizabeth  had  some- 
thing to  do  outside.     So  he  sat  down  again. 
10       Thus  the  three  sat  silently  together  for  some  time. 
I      Reinhardt  had  turned  towards  the  door  through  which 
p      EHzabeth  had  disappeared,  but  still  she  did  not  return. 
He  could  see  the  moths  as  they  shot  whirring  past  the 
open  door ;  he  caught  the  fragrance  of  the  flowers  and 
15  the   shrubs,    which    came    in    stronger    and    stronger 
through  the  open  windows  ;  he  heard  the  croaking  of  the 
frogs  from  the  water,  the  singing  of  the  nightingale  in 
the  garden ;  but  to  all  this  he  gave  but  little  heed. 
Finally  the  moon  rose  higher  and  looked  over  the  trees, 
20  dissipating  the  shadows  which  had  settled  down  over 
the  garden  and  the  lake.     And  when  Elizabeth  still  did 
not  return  Reinhardt  finally  got  up  and  went  down  to 
the  water. 

Along  the  shore  the   lake  lay  in  the  shade  of  the 
25  woods,  farther  out  $  towards' the  middle,  in  the  light  of 
the  moon.     As  he  stood  and  listened  to  the  murmuring 
among  the  trees  he  perceived  a  water-lily  at  some  dis- 
tance from  the  shore,  and  when  the  desire  came  over 


*  would  now  wish  ntbc^te  nun.        t  !)intcr  fid). 

X  ^inauS.     Place  the  word  at  the  end  of  the  phrase. 


26  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

him  to  see  it  close  at  hand  he  determined  to  throw  off 
his  clothes  and  swim  out  to  it.  *  When  he  first  stepped 
into  the  water  it  was  very  shallow,  and  the  sharp  plants 
and  stones  which  grew  up  from  the  bottom,  or  lay  about 
upon  it,  cut  his  feet.  Then  he  suddenly  came  into  5 
deeper  water,  and  before  he  knew  it  sank  into  the 
depths,  so  that  the  waters  closed  together  over  his  head. 
As  soon  as  he  came  to  the  surface  he  looked  again  for 
the  water-lily,  and  after  he  had  swum  about  in  a  circle 
for  a  moment  and  become  aware  of  the  direction  in  10 
which  the  lily  lay  he  swam  slowly  out  towards  it.  As 
he  swam  he  now  and  then  lifted  his  arms  out  of  the 
water  to  see  the  drops  trickle  down  and  sparkle  in  the 
moonlight.  Finally  he  came  so  near  the  lily  that  he 
could  see  it  clearly  as  it  lay  among  the  large  shining  15 
leaves,  but  atf  the  same  moment  he  felt  his  naked  limbs 
entangled  in  the  smooth  stalks  which  grew  up  from  the 
bottom.  Seized  with  t  a  sudden  fear  he  tore  himself 
loose  from  the  tangle  [of]  (the)  plants,  turned  back,  and 
swam  hastily  to  the  land.  When  he  had  climbed  up  20 
on  §  the  shore  he  looked  about  again  towards  the  lily. 
There  it  lav,  far  out  ||  over  the  dark  water,  how  far  he 
could  not  say,  for  in  the  uncertain  mist  it  seemed  to  lie, 
now  nearer,  now  farther  from  the  shore.  The  only 
sign  of  life  on  the  lake  was  the  leaping  of  a  fish.  25 

When  he  had  dressed  and  returned  to  the  house  he 
found  Eric  and  the  mother.  They  were  preparing  for 
a  little  business  journey  which  they  were  going  to  make 

*  311  berfclbeii.        t  in.        t  t>on. 

§«/  on  an\  (ace).        \\/ar  out  etc.  uunt  iibcr  (ace.) .  .  .t)inau^. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE  27 

the  next  day.  In  reply  to*  the  mother's  question,  [as 
to]  where  he  had  been  so  late  in  the  night,  Reinhardt 
replied  that  he  had  wished'-  to  visit  the  water-lily,  but 
that  nothing  had  come  of  it.  And  when  Eric  asked 
5  what  he  had  wanted  to  do  with  the  water-lily  he  an- 
swered simply  that  he  had  once  known  it,  but  that  was 
a  long  time  since.  A  reason  for  his  conduct  he  could 
scarcely  have  given. 

ELIZABETH. 

The  following  afternoon,  while  Eric  and  the  mother 

10  were  absent,  Reinhardt  and  Elizabeth  wandered  about 
through  the  woods  on  the  other  side  of  the  lake,  or 
rowed  along  the  shore.  From  here  t  they  had  many  a 
fine  view  of  the  estate,  and  with  these  Elizabeth  wished 
to  make  Reinhardt  acquainted.     After  they  had  walked 

15  for  a  long  time  Elizabeth  said  that  she  had  become 
tired,  and  Reinhardt  suggested  that  she  sit  down  under 
the  overhanging  branches  of  a  beech  to  rest.  Then,  as 
he  stood  opposite  her,  leaning  t  against  the  trunk  of  a 
tree,  he  heard  in  the  wood  the  call  of  a  cuckoo.     He 

20  smiled  strangely  and  said,  "  Elizabeth,  it  was  just  this 
way  once  before,  was  it  not,§  shall  we  not  hunt  straw- 
berries too?"  She  was  silent  a  moment,  then  shook 
her  head  and  answered  that  it  was  not  strawberry  time. 
When,  now,  they  ||   continued  their  tour,  Reinhardt 

25  could  not  help  turning  his  eyes  frequently  towards  Eliza- 


*  auf  (ace).        t  oon  f)ter  au?. 
i  t  Use  the  construction  of  the  original. 

§  was  it  not  nic^t  iDc^r.       ||  2ll§  fie  nun. 


2  8  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

beth,  or  indeed  often  remaining  a  step  behind,  in  order 
to  see  her  as  she  walked,  for  it  seemed  to  him  almost 
as  if  she  were  carried  [along]  by  her  clothes,  so  beauti- 
fully she  walked.  Finally  they  came  out  into  an  open 
space  where  the  fragrance  of  heather  filled  the  air.  , 
Again  it  seemed  to  Reinhardt  as  if  all  this  had  happened 
once  before.  He  bent  to  the  ground  and  plucked  a 
flower  which  he  handed  [to]  Elizabeth,  and  asked  her 
if  she  knew  it.  She  saw  in  his  face  an  expression  of 
deep  pain  which  she  did  not  understand.  It  was  an  lo 
Erica,  she  said,  such  as  one  *  often  picked  in  the  woods. 
Then  Reinhardt  reminded  her  of  the  little  book  in  which 
he  had  formerly  written  rimes  and  songs.  Some  one 
had  t  once  put  a  piece  of  heather  between  the  leaves, 
he  said ;  did  she  know  who  it  was  ?  He  saw  how  she  15 
dropped  her  eyes  and  looked  only  at  the  flower  which 
lay  in  his  hand.  It  was  some  time  before  she  looked 
up  again,  and  now  her  eyes  were  full  of  tears.  She 
could  answer  nothing.  Both  were  thinking  of  their 
youth  which  lay  beyond  the  blue  mountains.  30 

The  air  had  become  sultry,  and  in  the  west  dark 
clouds  had  come  up.  They  went  quickly  down  to  the 
shore  and  climbed  into  the  boat,  in  order  to  reach 
home,  if  possible,  before  it  should  storm.  Elizabeth 
sat  in  the  boat  with  her  hand  on  the  gunwale.  Rein-  25 
hardt  tried  to  see  her  eyes,  but  when  she  looked  up  it 
was  only  to  look  past  him  into  the  distance.  Then  he 
let  his  eyes  fall  till  they  rested  upon  her  hand,  and  this 


*  S7ich  as  one  etc.  fo  inie  man  fie .  .  .  pfliicftc. 
t  ©e  ^dttc  jcmanb. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE  2^ 

told  him  what  he  had  been  unable  to  read  in  her  face, 
that  secret  sorrow  gnawed  at  her  heart.  She  felt  his 
glance  upon  her  hand  and  knew  that  he  saw  there  what 
she  had  wished  to  keep  silent.     Her  hand  slipped  slow- 

5    ly  into  the  water. 

When  they  reached  home  they  found  before  the 
house  a  scissors-grinder  and  a  girl  of  gipsy-like  appear- 
ance. The  former  was  humming  a  song  as  he  trod  his 
wheel.     By  his  side  there   lay  a  harnessed  dog,  still 

10  panting  i3  from  his  work.  The  girl  stood  near  the 
door.  She  was  dressed  in  rags,  but  her  face  showed 
the  lines  of  a  faded  beauty.  As  Reinhardt  passed  her, 
the  beggar-girl  streched  out  her  hand  and  asked  for 
money.     Before  he  could  reach  into  his  pocket  Eliza- 

15  beth  had  turned  back*  and,  anticipating  him,  shaken 
the  contents  of  her   purse    into   the   extended   hand. 

I  Then  she  went  sobbing  up  the  steps,  and  it  seemed 
to  Reinhardt  as  if  he  heard  the  words  of  yesterday's 
song,  "  O,  could  I  go  begging i^  over  the  brown  heath." 
20  He  did  not  stop  her,  but  remained  standing  i-*  (himself) 
upon  the  steps.  Then  he  turned  to  the  gipsy  girl  who 
had  not  yet  moved,  although  she  had  received  sufficient 
alms,  and  asked  her  what  moret  she  wished.  She 
turned  about  towards  him  and  stared  at  him  with  wild 
25  eyes,  then  turned  and  went  down  through  the  yard.  She 
did  not  hear  as  he  called  her  name,  and  again  an  old  song 
seemed  to  sound  in  his  ears.  This  time  it  w^as  the 
memory  of  t  his  student  days,  "  Alas,  I  shall  die  alone." 

*  Translate  /lad  turned  back  etc.,  Elizabeth    had  anticipated 
him,  turning  (j  I  a)  back  and  shaking  .  .  .  hand. 
t  Translate  what  she  still  wished.         %  au8. 


30  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

He  went  into  the  house  and  up  [to]  his  room.  From 
his  window  he  could  see  the  girl  as  she  walked  along 
with  bowed  head,  her  arms  *  crossed  over  her  breast. 

He  sat  down  and  tried  to  work,  but  he  could  not 
succeed.!  After  an  hour  he  gave  up  the  attempt  and 
went  down  stairs.  In  the  sitting-room  he  found  no 
one.  On  the  sewing-table  he  found  a  red  ribbon  which 
he  had  often  seen  at  Elizabeth's  throat,  but  when  he 
picked  it  up  it  seemed  to  hurt  him,  and  he  laid  it  back 
again.  Finally,  since  he  could  find  no  peace  in  the  lo 
house,  he  went  through  the  garden  down  to  the  lake 
and  loosened  the  boat  in  which  he  and  Elizabeth  had 
rowed  about  earlier  in  the  day.  He  rowed  over  to 
the  other  side  and  found  a  certain  comfort  t  in  follow- 
ing again  through  the  woods  the  paths  over  which  15 
they  had  wandered  together  during  the  afternoon.  He 
did  not  get  home  till  it  was  dark.  The  driver,  whom 
he  met  in  the  yard,  told  him  that  the  travellers  had  just 
returned.  He  entered  the  hall  and  heard  Eric's  heavy 
step  as  he  walked  back  and  forth  in  the  garden  room.  2c 
He  hesitated  a  moment,  in  doubt  [as  to]  whether  he 
should  go  in  to  him.  Then  he  went  slowly  up  [to]  his 
room. 

The  nightingale  hnd  commenced  to  sing  in  the  yew- 
hedge,  and  Reinhardt  sat  down  by  the  window  to  listen  21 
[to  it],  but  instead  of  the  nightingale  he  heard  only  the 
beating   of   his    own    heart.     Finally    the    nightingale 

*bie  '?(rme  ("ace.  absolute")  .  .  .  getroii^t. 
\  he  could  not  succeed  t%  iVoUtC  t()ni  uirflt  flclingcu. 
X  found  a  certain  comfort  ^\.c.   failb  cillCU  geuuffeil  Xvoft  bavin, 
boil  'ii.H'ijoii  511  folgt'ii,  iibev  bt'iien  fio  etc. 


BASED    ON    IMMENSEE  3  I 

ceased  singing,]^  and  he  got  up  and  went  to  the  wuidow. 
The  night  had  sUpped  away  without  his  knowing  J-i  it. 
In  the  east  he  noticed  a  yellowish  glimmer  which  grad- 
ually displaced  the  darkness  of  the  night.     On  his  hot 

5  forehead  he  felt  the  fresh  wind  which  had  arisen  with 
the  morning,  and  when  the  first  lark  rose  rejoicing  in 
the  air  he  was  resolved. 

He  turned  around  and  felt  about  over  the  table  till 
he  found  a  lead-pencil  and  a  sheet  of  paper.^    On  this 

10  he  wrote  a  few  lines,  took  his  hat  and  cane,  and  went 
quietly  down  the  stairs.  In  the  vestibule  the  house-cat 
got  up  from  the  straw^  mat  and  stretched  herself.  He 
absent-mindedly  held  out  his  hand  towards  her,  and  as 
he   stood  thus  he  heard  some  one   open   a  door   and 

15  come  down  the  stairs.  He  looked  up  and  saw  Eliza- 
beth. She  laid  her  hand  upon  his  arm  and  tried  in 
vain  to  speak,  and  when  finally  the  words  did  come,*  she 
begged  him  not  to  return. 

He  turned  away  and  went  towards  the  door ;  as  he 

20  looked  back  from  here  she  still  stood  on  the  same  spot 

with  outstreched  hand.     Her  lips  moved,  but  he  could 

not  hear  her  words.     He  streched  his  arms  out  towards 

her,  but  turned  away  again  and  went  down  the  steps. 

Outside  was  the  fresh  light  of  morning.     The  dew- 

25  drops,  sparkling i3  in  the  sunbeams,  he  did  not  see.  He 
went  quickly  on  without  looking  J-*  back.  Behind  him 
lay  the  quiet  farm,  before  him  the  wdde  world. 


'^^ finally  did  come  eublidj  bod}  tamen. 


32  PKOSE    COMPOSITION 

THE  OLD  MAN 

It  had  become  dark  in  the  room.  The  moon  had 
risen  higher,  so  that  it  now  no  longer  shone  in  through 
the  window.  As  the  old  man  still  sat  with  folded  hands 
another  picture  rose  before  his  eyes  in  the  darkness. 
Before  him  there  lay  a  dark  lake,  and  far  out  over  the  5 
black  waters  floated  a  white  water-lily.  He  streched 
out  his  hand  towards  it,  but  it  seemed  to  lie  farther  and 
farther  away,  until  he  could  finally  no  longer  see  it. 

Then  Bridget  entered  the  room  with  a  light  which 
she  placed  on  the  table.     The  old  man  moved  his  arm-  10 
chair  into  the  light,  opened  one  of  the  books  which  lay 
there,  and  buried  himself  in  the  studies  [to]  which  he 
had  devoted  the  strength  of  his  youth. 


SYNTACTICAL  NOTES 


a.  Accusative. 

The  accusative  ("  adverbial  accusative  ")  is  used  to  denote  time. 

1 .  To  indicate  definite  time  : 

They  had  no  school  the  next  day         ben  na(f)ften  %<X<^, 

2.  To  indicate  duration  of  time  : 

They  had  no  school  all  day  ben  gonjen  %^^. 

b.  Dative. 

The  dative  ("  possessive  dative  ")  of  a  substantive  or  a  personal 
pronoun  is  frequently  used  in  German  where  the  English  uses  a  pos- 
sessive genitive  or  a  possessive  adjective: 

Tears  stood  in  the  young  poefs      bem  iungen  2)icf)ter  in  ben  %yX' 
eyes  —  in  his  eyes  gen  —  i§m  in  ben  5lugen. 

C.  Definite  Article. 

1.  The  German  very  frequently  uses  the  definite  article  where  the 
English  has  the  possessive  adjective.  This  is  regularly  done  when 
there  can  be  no  doubt  as  to  the  possessor : 

She  hung  it  over  her  arm  liber  ben  5Irm. 

2.  "When  a  proper  name  is  not  inflected  the  German  frequently 
uses  the  definite  article  to  indicate  the  construction  in  which  the  word 
stands : 

She  called  to  Reinhardt  bem  JRein^arbt. 

d.  Demonstrative  Pronouns. 

See  k,  Prepositional  Constructions. 

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34  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

e.  Genitive. 

The  genitive  ("  adverbial  genitive  ")  is  used  to  denote  time. 

1.  To  indicate  more  or  less  indefinite  time: 

One  afternoon  I  was  standing  be-       eine?  ^^acl^mittag^. 
fore  the  house 

2.  To  indicate  a  time  when  something  is  customarily  done: 

Mornings  they  would  make  trips       be§  3)^orgen?,  SDJorgeil^,  or  mor= 
into  the  fields  gen§  (adv.). 

f.  ^iit  unb  ^cr. 

It  is  not  always  easy  to  distinguish  between  the  use  of  the  two 
words.  In  a  general  way  it  may  be  said  that  l}er  is  used  to  express 
motion  towards  the  speaker  or  point  of  main  interest ;  ^in,  motion 
away  from  the  speaker  or  point  of  main  interest. 

g".  Infinitive. 

The  German  uses  one  and  the  same  form  for  both  the  active  and 
passive  infinitive  : 

I  could  see  (act.  inf.)  no  path  feilieil  "^.^fab  \i\)t\\. 

There  was    no  path    to   be   seen       fein  %\o.^  JU  \t\)t\\, 
(pass,  inf.) 

li.     Measurement,  Construction  with  Words  Expressing. 

After  words  expressing  quantity  or  measurement  it  is  customary  to 
express  the  article  measured  in  a  form  without  case  declension: 

A  glass  of  champagne  ciil  ®laS  Sl)ampaguer. 

L  Modal  Auxiliaries. 

1.  When  a  modal  auxiliary  is  used  in  the  perfect  or  pluperfect  and 
itself  governs  an  infinitive  it  changes  its  form  from  that  of  the  past 
participle  to  that  of  the  infinitive : 

I  could  not  do  it  irf)  t)at)e  e§  nid)t  gofomit. 

I  have  not  been  able  to  go  irf)  t)alie  nid)t  gc^eii  founen. 

2.  When  the  above  construction  occurs  in  transposed  order  the  in- 


SYNTACTICAL    NOTES  35 

fleeted  part  of  the  verb  is  placed  before  the  two  infinitives  instead  of 

at  the  end  of  the  sentence : 

whom  the  king  had  wished  to       beu  bev  ^toiiit^  iu  bie  i'oiueugrube 

throw  {Jiad  had  thrown)  into  l)atte  lueifeii  luoUeu  (laffeii). 

the  den  of  lions 

3.  A  few  other  verbs  are  subject  to  the  rules  stated  under  i  and  2 
above,  taffeii,  fe^en,  and  l)oreu  are  the  most  frequent.  The  example 
under  2,  with  laffen,  covers  the  point. 

4.  After  the  modal  auxiliaries  a  dependent  infinitive  is  sometimes 
suppressed.  This  is  generally  the  case  if  the  dependent  infinitive  be 
a  verb  of  motion.  It  is  customary,  however,  to  use  an  adverb  ex- 
pressing direction,  accompaniment,  etc.,  when  this  construction 
occurs  : 

I  will  go  alo7ig  id^  ID  ill  mit. 

I  had  to  leave  \i)  mil^te  fort. 

j.  Present  Participle. 

The  present  participle  with  verbal  value,  so  frequently  used  in  Eng- 
lish, is  of  rare  occurrence  in  German.  When  the  construction  occurs 
in  English  it  is  variously  rendered  in  German. 

I.  When  the  participle  is  used  to  express  an  action  accompanying 
that  of  the  main  verb  the  German  uses  the  simple  tense,  present  or 
past,  of  the  verb  which  occurs  in  English  in  participial  form : 

a.  If  the  accompanying  activity  be  regarded  as  momentary  the 
German  uses  a  clause  introduced  by  irtbem  (linb)  : 

"  Then  you  must  sing,"  he  said,       tnbem  cr  .  .  .  iDOrf. 
tossing  a  silver  coin  into  her  lap 

b.  If  the  accompanying  activity  be  regarded  as  contemporaneous 
with  the  activity  of  the  main  verb  a  clause  introduced  by  IDci^venb 
(unb)  is  used : 

"  I  will  not  sing,"  she  said,  run-       tt}df)renb  fie  .  .  .  ftrirf). 
ning  her  fingers  through   her 
dark  hair 

c.  If  the  accompanying  activity  express  an  adverbial  relation  of 
time  an  adverbial  clause  of  time  is  used  : 

Upon  his  replying , ,  .she  laughed      al8  er  antlDortetc  .  .  .,  (adjte  fie. 


^6  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

2.  If  the  participial  clause  introduce  a  condition  the  German  uses 
als  ob  {aii  iticnn)  : 

aj //■<f;c/^r/'/«^  to  see  sontie  change      a(§  ob  er  erirartete  ...  511  fe^eit. 

3.  For  the  English  present  participle  modifying  a  noun,  and  follow- 
ing directly  upon  it,  the  German  uses  a  relative  clause  : 

To  the  men  passing  over   the      bic  iibcr  ben  §of  flingen  .  .  . 
court .  .  . 

4.  The  English  uses  the  present  participle  after  prepositions  and 
other  verbs,  the  German  here  uses  the  infinitive : 

instead  of  listening  anftatt  ^u  "^iiren. 

\\-ithout  looking  up  o^ne  aiu^ufeljen. 

I  saw  him  coming  tcf)  faf)   11)11  tomtlien. 

I  heard  him  talking  id)  (jbrte  il)n  fpvcc^cn. 

he  remained  standing  er  blieb  ftel)en. 

he  went  begging  er  qiiig  bettetn. 

he  felt  it  tremble  (trembling)  er  fu{)lte  e§  ^ittern. 

he  ceased  singing  er  ^orte  auf  ^u  fingen. 

5.  For  such  constructions  as  I  am  coviing  see  n,  Tenses. 

k.  Prepositional  Constructions. 

1 .  Instead  of  the  dative  or  accusative  of  a  personal  or  demonstrative 
pronoun  referring  to  a  thing,  when  construed  with  a  preposition,  the 
German  generally  uses  "tiQ,  (bar  before  vowels  and  narf))  in  combina- 
tion with  the  preposition : 

in  it,  upon  that,  with  that  bariii,  baraiif,  bamit. 

2.  Instead  of  the  dative  or  accusative  of  a  relative  pronoun  used  to 
refer  to  a  thing  and  construed  with  a  preposition  the  German  uses 
ivo  (luor  before  vowels)  in  combination  with  the  preposition  : 

on  which,  with  which,  after  which       luorauf,  luomtt,  inonad^. 

1.  Relative  Pronouns. 

1.  The  genitive  of  the  relative  pronoun  precedes  the  governing 
noun  : 

the  leaves  of  which  beffeii  iBIdtter. 

2.  For  relative  pronouns  combined  with  propositions  see  k,  Prep- 
ositional Constructions. 


SYNTACTICAL    NOTES  37 

m.  Subjunctive  in  Indirect  Discourse. 

1.  The  subjunctive  may  be  regarded  as  the  mood  regularly  used  in 
indirect  discourse.  The  general  rule  as  to  the  tense  of  the  subjunctive 
is  that  the  indirect  discourse  should  use  the  same  tense  as  that  in 
which  the  thought  was  originally  expressed.  Till  the  student's  feeling 
on  the  subject  is  well  developed  he  should  therefore  make  a  point  of 
asking  himself  how  a  given  thought  in  indirect  discourse  would  have 
been  expressed  by  the  original  speaker. 

2.  While  the  above  is  a  correct  general  statement  there  are  many 
irregularities  as  to  usage,  and  the  past  subjunctive  is  often  used  in  the 
indirect  statement  where  the  pres.  ind.  was  used  in  the  direct  state- 
ment. One  general  deviation  from  the  rule  as  stated  in  i.  is  that  the 
past  subjunctive  is  used  rather  than  the  present  subjunctive,  if  the 
main  verb  of  the  sentence  be  in  the  past  tense,  when  the  form  of  the 
pres.  ind.  and  the  pres.  subj.  are  identical. 

I      3.  If  the  s.tatement  given  in  indirect  discourse  be  regarded  as  a  fact 
the  indicative  will  occur  rather  than  the  subjunctive. 


¥ 


n.  Tenses. 

1.  The  present  tense  is  frequently  used  in  German  where  the  Eng- 
lish uses  the  future  : 

I   shall   not  be  allowed   to   go      id)  barf  nid)t  allein  (gel^en). 
alone 

2.  The  English  idiomatic  construction  with  goings  and  the  infi^titive 
to  indicate  what  is,  or  was,  about  to  occur  is  rendered  in  German  by 
iroUcil  with  the  infinitive. 

We  are  going  to  cook  the  eggs         ftiir  mollen  bie  Sier  toc^eii. 
We  were  going  to  cook  the  eggs       iDir  tnoUten  .  .  .  fod)en. 

3.  The  German  has  no  special  tense  form  to  express  imperfect 
action ;  for  the  English  present  imperfect  it  uses  the  simple  present, 
for  the  English  past  imperfect  it  uses  the  simple  past : 

I  am  coming  irf)  fomirte. 

I  was  coming  xi)  faiTt. 

I  had  been  working  id)  t)attc  pearbeitet. 

He  seemed  to  be  returning  er  fd)icii  juriicfjute^rcn. 


38  PROSE    COMPOSITION 

4.  To  express  customary  past  activity  in  English  we  use  two  auxil- 
iary verbs  with  the  infinitive,  used,  would.  For  the  construction  with 
used  the  German  uses  the  adverb  fonft  with  the  past  tense  of  the  verb 
which,  in  English,  stands  in  the  infinitive : 

He  used  to  sing  er  fang  fonft. 

5.  For  the  English  construction  with  would  inoUen  must  never  be 
used ;  for  this  the  German  uses  the  past  tense  of  the  main  verb : 

Of  evenings  she  would  read  these      2lbenb§  laS  fie  bicfe  ©efc^ic^ten. 
stories 


VOCABULARY 


ABBREVIATIONS. 


ace.  accusative. 

ai(/.  adjective. 

ad/,  decl.  adjective  declension. 

adv.  adverb. 

aux.  V.  auxiliary  verb. 

comp.  comparative. 

coij.  conjunction. 

dat.  dative. 

dat.  pers.  dative  of  the  person. 

def.  art.  definite  article. 

dem.  pron.  demonstrative  pro- 
noun. 

/.  feminine. 

\  (}aben  is  used  as  auxiliary  in 
trie  perfect  tenses. 

ivipers.  impersonal  construction. 

indef.  art.  indefinite  article. 

indef.  pron.  indefinite  pronoun. 

interj.  interjection. 

intcrrog.  adj.  interrogative  ad- 
jective. 

mterrog.  pron.  interrogative  pro- 
noun. 

mv.  Inverted  order  of  the  verb 
is  used  after  the  word  marked 
thus. 

9i.  masculine. 

'/.  neuter. 

norm.  Normal  order  of  the  verb 
is  used  after  the  word  marked 
thus. 


num.  adj.  numeral  adjective. 

part,  participle. 

part.  adj.  participial  adjective. 

pers.  pro7i.  personal  pronoun. 

//.  plural. 

pass.  adj.  possessive  adjective. 

poss.  pron.  possessive  pronoun. 

pr.  n.  proper  name. 

prep,  preposition. 

prep.phr.  prepositional  phrase. 

pron.  pronoun. 

rejlex.  pron.  reflexive  pronoun. 

rel.  adv.  relative  adverb. 

rel.  pron.  relative  pronoun. 

s.  substantive. 

f.  fein  is  used  as  auxiliary  in  the 
perfect  tenses. 

s.  phr.  substantive  phrase. 

sep.  V.  separable  verb. 

sg.  singular. 

St.  strong  declension. 

superl.  superlative  form  of  an 
adjective. 

tr.  The  transposed  order  is  used 
after  the  conjunction  marked 
thus.  Immediately  following 
a  verb  it  means  transitive. 

V.  verb. 

wk.  weak  declension. 


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40  VOCABULARY 

EXPLANATIONS. 

English  forms  in  parentheses  are  frequently  used  in  the  vocabulary 
to  give  the  more  definite  value  of  the  word  for  which  the  German  is 
an  equivalent. 

Words  occurring  in  the  text  only  in  compounds  or  in  phrases  are 
followed  in  the  vocabulary  by  a  colon.  The  compound  or  phrase  as 
used  in  the  text  then  follows. 

Noun  Declension. 

After  each  German  noun  in  the  vocabulary  stands  an  abbreviated 
statement  of  the  declension  to  which  it  belongs.  The  explanatory 
system  given  below  is  that  followed  by  most  of  the  standard  grammars.  ; 

The  general  rules  for  case  endings  should  be  found  in  the  student's 
grammar  independent  of  the  special  method  of  classification  which 
may  be  observed. 

The  following  is  a  general  statement : 

Strong  Declension. 

Class  I.  The  plural  is  formed  without  increment.  Some  nouns  of 
this  class  add  an  umlaut  to  the  root  vowel  in  the  plural.  When  this 
is  the  case  an  asterisk  follows  the  numeral  which  indicates  the  class. 
Thus,  SSagen,  m.  st.  I  indicates  a  masculine  noun  of  the  first  class 
of  the  strong  declension  which  does  not  take  the  umlaut  \n  the  plural ; 
SBater,  m.  st.  I*  indicates  a  masculine  noun  of  the  first  class  of  the 
strong  declension  which  takes  umlaut  in  the  plural. 

Class  II.  The  plural  adds  -e.  Neuters  do  not  take  the  umlaut  in 
the  plural,  feminines  always  do,  masculines  may  or  may  not.  The 
asterisk  is  used  as  in  Class  I. 

Class  III.  The  plural  adds  -cr.  The  root-vowel  takes  the  umlaut 
if  capable  of  modification. 

Weak  Declension. 
All  cases  add  -(c)n  to  the  form  of  the  nominative  sg. 

Mixed  Declension. 

Words  declined  according  to  this  class  have  the  case  endings  indi- 
cated in  detail. 


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VOCABULARY 


41 


VOCABULARY 


a  indef.  art.  eiu. 

able    adj. :    be  —    fonnen    ( — , 

foiinte,  gefoiint). 
about /;-<?/.  urn  ace;  (concerning) 

yon  daf.;  —  to  return  im  53e^ 

griff  ^uriicf^iifel^ren. 
above  prej>.  iibev  dat.,  ace. 
absent  adj.  abmefenb. 
absent-mindedly  adv.  gebanfen^ 

(0?. 
accept  V.  Qune^mcn  (— ,  na^m  — 

-genommen). 
accompany  v.  (with  the  voice)  fe= 

funbieren,  begleiten  ;  (go  with) 

bfgfeiten. 
accustomed  part.  adj.  geiDO^nt. 
acquainted  part.  adj.  befamit. 
add  V.  f)in5;uiel?eii,  I)iir^ufiigeiu 
advance  v.  ^,u)cf)reiten  (ei-i-i)  \. 
afraid  adj.:  be  —  fiirrf)ten,  fid) 

fiird)ten;    gvauen    hnpers.    v., 

dat.  pers. 
after  prep,  nad)  dat.;  conj.  imd)-- 

be  in  tr. 
afternoon  s.  -IZai^mittag  m.st.  II. 
again  ad?:  nneber. 
against  prep,  gegen  ace;  aw,  auf 

rt'dfA.  ace. 
ahead  o^/r'.  ttoran. 
air  s.  ihift/.  j/.  II*. 
alas  interj.  Q(f|. 


all  ^^^  qU  ;  (whole)  ganj ;  at  — 

gar. 
allow  v.:  be  — ed   biirfcn  (— , 

burfte,  geburft). 
almost  adv.  beinalje. 
alms  s.  5Ihnofen  n.  st.  I. 
alone  adv.  altein. 
along  /r^/.  auf,  an  dat.  go  — 

mitgefjen  (— ,  ging   mit,  -ge= 

gangen). 
aloud  adv. :  see  read  — . 
already  adv.  fc^on. 
although  cojij.  obglcid^  tr. 
always  adv.  immer. 
among /;v/.  unter,  5rt)ifrf)en  dat., 

ace. 
an  i?idef.  art. :  see  a. 
and  conj.  nnb  norm. 
angel  j.  (Sngel  m.  st.  I. 
anger  j-.  3orn  ?«.,  (Eifer  w. 
angry  adj.  jorntg. 
another  adj.,  pron.  =  an  other ; 

one  —  einanber,  fid). 
answer    s.   5(ntliiort  /.   wk.;  v. 

antniorten  dat.  pers. 
anticipate    v.    (forestall)   jut)or= 

fomnien  (o-a-o)  f.,  dat. 
any  :  —  one  irgenb  ein  ;  not  — 

fein. 
appearance  s.  ?(uefef)en  «.  st. 
approach  r.  fi(^  udf)crn. 
apricot-tree  s.  2lpritofenbaum  m. 

St.  II* 


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VOCABULARY 


apron  s.  (Scf)urje  /.  wk. 

arise  v.  fief)  erl)ebcn  (e-o-o). 

arm  s.  5lrm  m.  st.U. 

armchair  s.  ?c^uftut)I  m.  si.  II*. 

arrange  v.  ovbnen. 

arranged  part.  adj.  befteflt. 

arrive  v.  antommeii  (o-a-o)  \. 

as  conj.  al§  tr.,  line  tr. ;  adv.  line, 
al§;  (introducing  a  compari- 
son) fo;  —  if  al^  menn,  al^  ob 
^(7M  ^r.;  —  soon  —  fobalb  tr. 

aside  «^f.  beifeitc. 

ask  V.  (for  information)  fragert; 
(a  favor)  bitten  (i-a-e);  — 
about  fief)  erfitnbigen  naef),  fra= 
gen  naef)  -^i?//^  ^a/. ;  —  for  bit= 
ten  urn  ace. 

asleep  adj. :  be  —  jef)tafcn  (a- 
ie-a). 

astonishment  s. :  in  —  ftannenb. 

at  />f<!/>-  an  daf.,  ace. 

attempt  s.  see  give  up. 

attention  s.  2Uifniertfanifeit  / 
wk.;  call  —  to  anfmertjam 
niaef)en  anf  aec. 

attentively  adv.  anfmertjam. 

aunt  s.  Xante  /  wk. 

aware  adj. :  become  —  of  fief) 
beiinif^t  luerben  gen. 

away  adv.  (with  verbs  of  mo- 
tion) fort;  (position)  entfernt. 

awkward  adj.  nngefef)icft. 

B 

back  adv.  \\\x\\^  ;  —  and  forth  anf 
nnb  niebev ;  start  —  see  start. 


bad  adj.  fe^fimm. 

basket  s.  ^orb  m.  si.  II*. 

bastion  s.  iBaftion  /.  wk. 

be  V.  fein  ( — ,  wax,  geraefen)  f.; 

there  is    (are)    eS   gibt,  eS   ift 

(finb);  he  is  to  go  er  foil  ge^en. 
beam  v.  ftra^ten. 
beating   of    the    heart  s.  phr. 

.^er5id)Iag  m.  st.  II*. 
beautiful  adj.  |(^on. 
beautifully  adv.  fc^on. 
beauty  s.  -Sd)bn^cit  /.  wk. 
because  conj.  ircil  tr. 
btckon  V.  minfen  dat. 
become  v.  irerben  ( — ,  irurbe  or 

luarb,  geiuorben)  f. 
bee  s.  58iene  /.  wk. 
beech  s.  i8ud^e  /  wk. 
beech-tree  s.  53nd)e/  wkl;  S3u(i^= 

baum  ///.  St.  II*. 
before  prep,  ttor  dat.,  ace;  conj. 

et)c  tr.,  benor  tr.;  adv.  oor^er, 

frii()er;  the  day  —  ben  Dorigen 

Xag,    ben    Xag   Dorf)er ;    two 

years  —  Dor  jiuei  3a^ren. 
beg  V.  (request)   bitten  (i-a-e); 

(as  a  beggar)  betteln. 
beggar-child  s.  53ettelfinb  n.  st. 

III. 
beggar-girl  s.  33ettlerin  /  wk. 
begin  v.  anfangen  (a-i-a),  begin= 

nen  (i-a-o). 
behind  prep.   Winter    dat..,   ace; 

a  dr.  ;;uriief. 
believe  :•.  glaubcn  dat.  pers. 
bell  s.  (5\(oefe  /  wk. 
below  adv.  unten. 


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bench  s.  3?an!/.  st  II* 
bend    v.    intrans.    (stoop    down) 
b   fid)  biicfen;  tr.  biepcn  (ic-o-o). 
besides  prep,  auger  dat. 
between  prep.  i\m\6)t\\  dat,  ace. 
beyond  prep.  jenfeitS  gen. 
big  adj.  grog. 
bind  t',  binben  (i-a-u). 
birch  J-.  5^trfe  /.  wk. 
bird  J.  !i>ogel  w.  jA  I*. 
bird-cage  s.  ^l^ogelbauer  «.  j/.  I. 
black  adj.  fi^iuarj. 
blame  f.  tabehi. 
blossom  s.  33(utc  /.  wk. 
blossoming  part.  adj.  blii^cnb. 
blue  adj.  blau. 
blush  V.  errotcn. 
board  s.  33rett  n.  st.  III. 
boat  s.  .^af)n  m.  st.  II* 
book   J.  iBud^  ;/.  J/.  Ill;    little 

—  33ud)Iein  n.  st.  I. 
boil  V.  !od)en. 
botany  j.  iBota'nif /.  «//^. 
both/r^«.,  0-^'.  beibe;  —  ...  and 

\o\vol)i .  . .  al«  (aud)). 
bottom  J.  iBoben  w.  st.  I*, 
bowed  /arA  a^'.  gebeugt. 
bower  s.  ?aube  /  wk. 
boy  J.  ^^uabe  w.  wk.;  — 's  voice 

^imbenftimme  /.  wk. 
branch  s.  21ft  m.  st.  II*,  3^^i9 

;«.  st.  II. 
bread  j.  33rot  «.  j-/.  II. 
breakfast  j-.  .*  for  —  jum  ^rii^- 

ftucf. 
breast  s.  53ruft  /  st.  II  *. 
breath  j.  %ttm  m.  st. 


bright  a^^'.  t)cfl. 

brightly  a</t'.  ^ell. 

bring  t-.  briugeii  (— ,  brarf)te,  gc-- 

brad)t);  (go  and  get)  t)olen. 
brook  s.  t^ad)  m.  st.  II*. 
brown  adj.  braun. 
build  2'.  hauen,  aupl)ren. 
building  s.  (3chanhe  n.  st.  I. 
burn    V. :    —    out   intrans.    au@- 

brennen  (— ,  brannte  — ,  -gc^ 

brannt)  f. 
bury  v.  (oneself  in  work)  bertic^ 

fen. 
bush  s.  @trauc^  m.  st.  II*  or  III. 
busily  adv.  cmfig. 
business-journey  s.  @efd)dft§reifc 

/.  wk. 
busy  V.  befd^dfttgen. 
but  conj.  abcr  norm. :  prep.  q(8  ; 

adv.  nur  ;  (not  until)  erft. 
butter  s.  Gutter  /.  wk. 
buy  V.  faufen. 
\ij prep,  (near  to)  nebeil,  ail  dat., 

ace;  (by  means  of)  burc^  ace; 

—  heart  auSn^eubig. 


cage  J-.  33auer  n.  st.  I. 

cake  s.  ^ud)en  m.  st.  I. 

call  s.  9?uf  m.  St.  II;  V.  rufcn 

(u-ie-u) ;  —  out  to  ^urufen  dat. 
can  V.  fonnen  ( — ,   fonnte,   gc* 

fount). 
canary-bird  s.  ^auarienuogel  m. 

St.  I*. 

candle  s.  ?irf)t  n.  st.  III. 


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cane  s.  9?o{)rftocf,  etocf  m.  st.  II* 

cap  s.  '^\\\%tf.  wk. 

care  v.:  —  for  (like)  lieb  ^aben. 

carefully  adv.  forflfdltifl. 

carriages.  25)agen  m.  st.  I. 

carry  v.  tragen  (a-u-a). 

carve  v. :  —  away  l)eriuntvand)ie:= 

rcn. 
catch  V.  (a  scent)  fpiiren. 
causes,  i^eraulanung/.  wk. 
cease  v.  aiiflibren. 
certain  adj.  geluif^. 
certainly  ^z^/^/.  Qtm%  firfjcr. 
chair  -r.  @tut)(  m.  st.  II*. 
champagne  j^.  (Sl)ampaguer  m.  st. 

I. 
change  j.  ^ilubennig  /.  -Mh.;   v. 

(fic^)  dnbern ;  (transform)  (fief)) 

oenuanbtin. 
charge  s.:  take  —  of   autretcn 

(c-a-e)  a<r^. 
charming  ^r^^f/.  aumutig. 
chickweed  s.  .s>iil)uerid)Uiarm  m. 
child  s.  ^^inb  ;/.  j-/.  HI- 
childish  adj. :  —  thing  ^inbcvct 

Christ-child  e()riftfiub  n.  st. 

christen  v.  taiifcit. 

Christmas  s.:  —  cakes  ^^tWy 
nad)tvtucl)eu  w.  st.  \\  —  eve 
2Bei()nad)t^abenb  m.  st.  II;  — 
tree  2Bei()nad)t^bainn  w.  st. 
II*;  for  —  ^u  5l'eil)nad)ten. 

circle  s. :  in  a  —  iin  ^reije. 

city  s.  5tabt/  St.  II*. 

clap  7'.  ■  —  one's  hands  in  bie 
^anb  f(atfd)en. 


clear  adj.  tlar. 

clearing  s.  i'id)timg  /  wk. 

clearly  adz'.  beutUc^. 

climb  V.  fteigeii  (ei-te-ie)  f. ;  — 
in  (into)  I)ineiu[teigen  f. ;  —  up 
on  ftetgeit  auf  ace.  f.,  l)inauf= 
!(ettern  ace.  f. 

close  adj. :  —  at  hand  in  ber 
9?a^e ;  —  to  bid)t  an  (uor)  dat. 

close  V.  5umad)eu;  —  together 
(waves)  ^ufaininenid)lageu  f. 

cloth  s.  Xnd)  n.  St.  III. 

clothes  J-.//,  ^'tiletber//.  «. 

cloud  s.  iK?o(fe/  wk. 

coat  s.  dlod  in.  St.  II*. 

coffee  s.  ^^affee  m.  st.  I. 

collar  s.  tragen  w.  st.  I. 

collect  V.  fammeln. 

collection  s.  SauimUnig/.  wk. 

collecting-case  s.  33(ed)tapKl  / 
wk. 

come  V.  fomnien  (o-o-o)  f. ;  — 
down  l)orabfoinmen  \. ;  —  in 
(penetrate)  ()eveinbviiigcii  (i-a- 
n)  f. ;  —  of  (result)  uirrbcii  au3 
\.  dat. ;  —  out  t)iniiiicfoiinncu 
f.  ;  —  over  (desire)  ailtimnbodl 
j. ;  — towards  eiitgcgouloiiiiiiou 
f.  dat.  ;  —  up  (clouds)  aufftei= 
gcii  (ci-ic-ie)  f.  ;  nothing  has 
—  of  it  e§  ift  uid)t^  baraii^  ge^ 
uiorbcn. 

comfort  s.  Xvoft  w.  st. 

commission  .^.  '?(iiftiag  m.  st.  II*. 

company  s.  @oloUid)aft/  wk. 

concern  7'.  niuiet)oii  (-gcl)en,  ging 
— ,  -gegangen). 


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45 


concerning  pyep.  iiber  ace. 
conduct  s.  ^oucdnicu  n.  st. 
consent  v.  narfigobcn. 
constantly  aik\  fortuid()venb. 
contain  v.  enlf)a(teii  (a-te-a). 
contented  part.  adj.  jufriebcn. 
contents  s.  pi.  3nt)alt ;//.  st.  II. 
continue  v.  fovtfe^H'n, 
contralto  adj. :  —  voice  tiefe  ?((t= 

ftinnne/  wk. 
contrary  adj. :  —  to  gegen,  iviber 

ace. 
contrast  v.  abfted^en  (e-a-o) ;  — 

\vith  abftt'd)eu  Don  dat. 
conversation  s.  llntert)oItung  /. 

cool  adj.  Ul^i. 

correct  r.  forrigieren. 

count  z'.  '^df)(en. 

countenance  s.  ^^ntli^  «.  st.  II. 

courage  s.  dourage/ 

court  s.  ipof  m.  St.  II*. 

cover  f.  bebecten. 

crayon  s.  ^reibe/  wk. 

croaking  s.  Oefdjrei  n.  st. 

crooked  adj.  trunnn. 

cross  s.  ^reii5  fi.  st.  II ;  v.  txe\u 

crow  s.  ^vdl)e/  wk. 
cry  7'.  riifeu  (u-ie-u). 
cuckoo  s.  ^^iicfiirf  m.  St.  II. 
cuff  s.  5J?anfd)et'te/.  wk. 
custom  s.  @euio()n()eit/  wk. 
cut  V.  fdjueibeii  (— ,  fd)nitt,  ge= 
fdjnitten). 


dark  adj.  biiiitet. 

darkness  s.  Xiiutcl  «.  st.  I ;  jDun= 

telt)eit  /.  7<yZ'. 
day  J.  XaQ  m.  st.  II;  of  former 

days  Don  e^ebcm. 
death  s.  Job  w.  j/. 
December  s.  3)e5ember  w.  j-a  I. 
decide  z'.  fid)  entfd)lief3eu  (ie-o-o). 
deep  adj.  tief. 
defend  f.  tterteibigen, 
defiantly  adv.  tro^ig. 
definite  adj.  beftimmt. 
delicate  adj.  jart,  jdrtlid). 
delight     z'.     freuen,     erfreuen ; 

^reiibe  mac^en  dat.  pers. 
den  s. :  —  of  lions  I'bitiengnibc 

/.  zvk. 
departure  s.  'Jtbreifc/  zv^. 
depend  v. :  —  upon  it  baDon  ab- 

^dngen. 
depths  //.  s.  2^tcfe/  zvk. 
description  s.  33efd)reibung/  zvk. 
desert  s.  iiBiifte/.  wk. 
desire  s.  ?uft/  st.  II* 
desk  s.  ^^ult  n.  St.  II. 
distance    s. :  in   the  —  in  ber 

^erne.  [o-o). 

determine  z'.  fid)  eutfd)Ue^cn  (ic- 
devote  r-.  uiibnieu. 
dewdrop  s.  Jautvopfen  m.  st.  I. 
die    V.   fterbeii    [. ;   —  away   (a 

sound)  t)er{)aUen  f. 
direction  s.  r)iid)titng/.  w^. 
directly  adv.  gerabe,  quer.       [f. 
disappear  ^'.  uerid)iuiubeu  (i-a-u) 


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I 


displace  v.  oerbrdngcn. 
dissipate  v.  jjevftveueu. 
distance  s.  ^eriie/  wk.;  at  some 

—  ill  einiger  ©ntfernung. 
distant  adj.  cntfernt. 
distillery  s.  Spritfabri!/.  7vk. 
distinguished /^rA  aJJ.  Dorne^m. 
do  V.  tun,  niad)en.      The  German 

uses  the  si?nple  tense  where  the 
English  iises  a  compound  tense 
with  do  as  auxiliary  :  I  did  not 
hear  i^  ^brte  nid)t,  etc. 

dog  s.  ipiinb  m.  St.  II. 

done  part.  adj.  fertig. 

door  X.  %\\xf.  wk. 

doubt  s.  3weifel  ni.  st.  I ;  have 

—  jineifelii ;  in  —  jlDeifeltjaft. 
dove  s.  Xaubc/  wk. 

down  adv.  l)inab,  ^erab,  f)enm- 

ter ;  sit  —  fid)  t)infe§en.    See 

the  syntactical  notes  f . 
draw  V.  \\t\)t\\  (ie-o-o) ;  —  forth 

Ijerait^'jie^eu. 
dreamily  adv.  trdumeriid). 
drenched  part.  adj.  burd)nd§t. 
dress   v.   fid)   an^iel)en  (ie-o-o), 

fid)  auf(eiben  ;  dressed  in  rags 

in  I'lunpiMi  ge^iillt. 
drink  v.  trinfeii  (i-a-u). 
drive    v.   (in    a   vehicle)    fa^rcn 

(a-u-a)  f.  ;  —  away  forttreiben 

(ei-ie-ie),  fortjagen  ;  —  home 

//-.  beimtreibeu. 
driver  s.  ^iitld)ev  w.  st.  I. 
drop  s.  Xropfen  m.  st.  I ;  v.  (the 

eyes)  fallen  (affen  (a-ie-a),  nie= 

berfdjlageii  (a-u-a). 


dry  adj.  trocfett. 
during  prep.  tt)Qt)renb  gen. 
dusky  adj.  bdnimerig. 
dusty  adj.  beftdubt. 
dwelling  s.  2Bof)uung/  ^vk.; 
house  2So^n^au8  n.  St.  III. 


each  pron.  adj.  jeber. 

eagle  adj.  5lbler  m.  st.  I. 

ear  s.  C^r  «.,  sg.  st.,pl.  wk. 

earnest  adj.  ernft. 

earnestly  adv.  ernft. 

east  s. :  in  the  —  im  Cften. 

Easter  s.:  at  —  3U  Cftern. 

eat  V.  effen  (e-o-gegeffen). 

echo  s.  SiHeber^aU  m.  st.  II. 

egg  ^-  Gi  n.  St.  III. 

either  conj. :  not  —  aud)  nic^t, 

and)  fein. 
Elizabeth  pr.  n.  (5Ufabet^. 
else  adv.  aiiber^,  fonft. 
embroider  v.  fticfen. 
empty  adj.  leer ;  v.  auSleeren. 
end  s.  (Snbe  «.,  sg.  st.,pl.  wk. 
engaged  part.  adj.  tterlobt. 
entangled  part.  adj.  Derftricft. 
enter  v.  eintreteu  (e-a-e)  f.,  l)in» 

eiiitveten  f. ;  —  a  room  in  eiu 

3i miner  eintreten  f. 
Eric  pr.  n.  ©rid). 
even  adv.  nod). 
evening  s.  'Jlbenb  m.  st.  II. 
evening-seat  s.  "Jlbeubbauf  /.  st. 

II* 
every  adj.  jcbcr. 


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47 


except  prep,   aufecr  dat.:  co>ij. 

aufser  \iQS^  tr. 
expect  V.  eiiuartcn. 
explain  v.  evtldren  (reitrten). 
expression  s.  ^hi^bnicf  w.  st.  II*. 
extend  "'.  tr.  veid)eu  ;  v.  intrans. 

fid)  erftrecfen. 
extended  part.  adj.  aui^geftrectt. 
eye  s.  3Iuge  «.,  sg.  st.,pl.  7vk. 


face  s.  ®eft(f)t  n.  st.lll\v.  it  faces 

the  west  e^  liegt  (ie-a-e)  gegcn 

SBeften  (gegen  '3lbeub). 
faded  part.  adj.  Derftbrt. 
faint  adj.  leidjt. 
fall  V.  fallen  (a-ie-a)  f. 
false  adj.  ](x{\&). 
family  s.  ^amilie/  wk. 
far  adv.  ireit ;  —  away  tneit  ^in« 

ttjeg. 
farewell  s.  ^ebeino^t  ;/.  st.  II. 
farm  j.  Out  n.  st.  Ill,  §of,  w.  st. 

II*,  ®et)oft  «.  jA  II. 
farm-building  s.   2Birtfc^aft§ge= 

bdube  «.  j-i*.  I. 
farther  a</e'.  lueiter. 
fast  adv.  fd)neU. 
father  s.  ilsater  m.  st.  I*. 
fear  s.  5tngft/  j/.  II* 
feed  7'.  fiittern. 
feel  z'.  fiil)leu  ;  —  about  f]crum= 

fitlileii,  l)erumtappen. 
feeling  s. :  —  of  satisfaction  53e- 

friebigung/  ^vk. 
fern  s.  ^avvenfvaut  n.  st.  III. 


festive  adj.  feftfirf). 

few  pron.,   adj.   uieuige ;    a  — 

eiuige. 
field  s.  '•Mix  m.  St.  I*, 
figure  s.  (S^eftalt/  u<k. 
fill  7'.  fiiUeii,  erfiiUeii. 
filled  part.  adj.  erjiiUt. 
finally  adv.  eublid). 
find  V.  fiiiben  (i-a-ii). 
fine  adj.  fc^oii. 
finger  s.  J^iuger  m.  st.  I. 
finished  part.  adj.  fertig. 
fir  s. :  fir-wood  2annenget)b(5  ;/. 

St.  II. 

fire  s.  ^eiier  n.  st.  I. 

first  adv.  erft,  juerft ;  at  —  juevft. 

fish  s.  ^ifc^  7)1.  j/.  II. 

flap  v.  fc^Iageit  (a-u-a).        \wk. 

flight  s. :  —  of  stairs  Jreppe  /. 

float  V.  fc^rainimen  (i-a-o). 

flower  s.  33luine/  wk. 

flower-bed  s.  ^luiuenbeet ;/.  si.  II. 

flowering  part.  adj.  bliiljciib. 

fly  s.   i^liege  /.   lok. ;  v.  fliegoii 

(ie-o-o)  f. 
fold  V.  fatten,  jnfannnenfalten. 
folded  part.  adj.  gefaltet. 
folding-door  s.  ^•liigoltiir/.  ^vk. 
foliage  s.  I'aub  n.  st.  II  (III), 
folio-volume  s.  Jyoliant  m.  7uk. 
follow  V.  folgen  f.  dat. 
following  part.  adj.  folgeiib;  the 

—  day  ben  Xag  barauf,  am  an 

bevn  Xage,  am  folgenbon  Xago, 

ben  folgenben  lag. 

foot  s.   ^n|3    m.   St.   II*;    on    — 

jn  5u&e. 


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for  prep,   fiir   ace. ;    conj.    benn 

norm. 
forbid  V.  Derfagen  datpers. 
force  V.  ^mingcn  (i-a-u). 
forehead  s.  ^Xm\{t)f.wk. 
forest-path  s.  Si^albineg  m.  st.  II. 
forget  t'.  uevgeffen  {t-a-t). 
former  adj.  jener  ;  see  latter, 
formerly  adv.  jonft,  frii^cr. 
forty  mim.  adj.  Dierjig. 
fragrance  s.  2)uft  m.  st.  II* 
frame  s.  9ial)men  vi.  st.  I. 
frequently  adv.  ^dufig. 
fresh  adj.  \x\\6). 
friend    s.    greunb    m.    st.    II; 

^reunbin/  wk. 
friendly  adj.  freiiiiblic!^. 
frog  s.  j^rofd)  m.  st.  II*. 
from  /rff/.  Don  dat. ;  —  out  QiiS 

dat. 
frosting  s.:  letter  in  —  3^^^^^ 

bud)ftabe  m.  wk. 
fruit-tree  s.  Cbftbaum  m.  st.  II*. 
full  adj.  DoU  ;  —  of  boU,  boUer 

gen.  or  ace. 
further  adv.  luciter. 
future  adj.  fiinftig. 


gaiety  s.  ipeiterteit/  wk. 
gain  V.  gcuniiiieii  (i-a-o). 
garden  s.  Oarteii  m.  st.  I*, 
garden-room  s.  ©artcnfaal  w.,//. 

garden-wall  s.   ©arteumaitfr  /. 
gather  v.  jammehi. 


gay  adj.  (ufttg. 

gentleman  s.  §err  m.  wk.,  sg. 
-n,  pi.  -en. 

gently  adv.  fanft. 

get  V.  geminnen  (i-a-o);  (provide 
with)  iierfrf)affen ;  —  home 
nacf)  ^aiife  toinmen  (o-a-o)  f. ; 

—  into  shape  511  ftaube  briugen 
( — ,  brad)te,  gebrad)t);  —  up 
aufftef)en  (— ,  ftaitb  — ,  -geftan= 
ben)  f. ;  (arrange)  Deraitftalten. 

gild  v.  bevgotben. 

gipsy-girl  s.  3igeiiuermdbd)en  n. 

St.  I. 

gipsy-like  adj.  ^igeunev^aft. 
gipsy-maiden  =  gipsy-girl. 
girl  s.  2}?dbd)en  n.  st.  I. 
girlish  adj.  nidbd)en^aft. 
give  V.  geben  {t-^-t)-.,  (afford)  gc» 

ind^ven ;  —  up  aufgebcn,  ucr^ 

'^idjten  auf  ace. 
glance  s.  iBlicf  m.  s.  II. 
glass  s.  @IaS  n.  st.\\\. 
glimmer  s.  @d)ininiei:  tn.  st.  I. 
glimpse  s.  ::8licf  m.  st.  II. 
gnaw  V.  nagen. 
go  f.  get}eii  (— ,  ging,  gcgaiigen) 

f. ;  —  ahead    oorange^en  f. ; 

—  down  ^inuntevge^en  f.,  \)\\\' 
Qbge^fu  j. ;  —  out  ]^inau3= 
gc^eu  f.;  — up  l)inaufge^on  f. ; 

—  to  the  window  fid)  inS  ^^n^ 
fter  legen. 

goldfinch  s.  ©olbfiiif  m.  wk. 
good  ./<//.  gut ;  be  —  for  nothing 

llid)t^^  taiigeii. 
gradually  adv.  aUindl)lid). 


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49 


grandfather  s.  Oro^DOtcr  m.  st. 

I*, 
grant  r.  geind^rcn. 
gray  adj.  grou. 
green  adj.  griin. 
greet  v.  gruRen. 
ground  s.  2i3oben  w.  st.  I*, 
grow  z'.  raac^fen  (a-u-a)  f. ;   — 

up  t)eraufinac^feu  f. 
guess  V.  raten  (a-ic-a). 
guest  s.  ®aft  w.  St.  II*. 
gunwale  j.  Storm  uses  9?anb  w . 

J/.   III.   3)oUborb  m.  St.  II.  is 

the  usual  word. 


habit  s. :  be  in  the  —  pflegen. 

hair  s.  ^aor  w.  j/".  II. 

half  J.  §alfte/  w/^. ;  a^'.  ^alb. 

hall  s.  ^auSflur/  w/-^.  Used  by 
Storm  as  m.  st.  II.  This  is 
correct  but  not  usual.  (A  large 
room)  Saal  m.  st.,  pi.  @ale. 

hammer  j.  jammer  m.  st.  I*. 

hand  s.  §anb  /.  j^.  II*;  v. 
rei(i)en. 

handkerchief    j.    Safd^entud)  n. 

St.    III. 

hang  z/.,  tr.  and  ijitratis.,  l)an= 
gen  (a-i-a);  t)dngen  generally 
tr. 

happen  v.  gefcf)e^en  (e-a-e)  f. 

hard  adv.  fc^trer. 

hardly  a^?'.  faum. 

harnessed  part.  adj.  eingefrf)irrt. 

hasten  v.  eilen. 


hastily  adv.  eiltg. 

have  V.  ()abcn  ( — ,  l)atte,  get)abt); 

—  to  luiiffen  ;  (cause)  laffen. 
he  pers.pron.  ev. 

head  s.  jiopf  m.  st.  II*. 

healthy  <7f^'.  gefiinb. 

hear  v.  ^bven. 

heart  s.  ^erj  ;/.,  ^^«.  j-^.  -en^, 

dat.  sg.  -en,  a^<r.  sg.  — ,  //.  -en  ; 

by  —  aii^inenbig. 
heath  s.  §cibe/.  wk. 
heathen  priest  s.  ©b^enprieftev 

m.  St.  I. 
heather  s.  §eibe!raut  n.  st.  III. 
heavily  adv.  fd)iuer. 
heavy  adj.  fd)Uicr. 
heed  s. :  give  —  to  ac^ten  auf  ace, 

ac^tgeben  auf  ace. 
heifer  s.  @terfe/.  wk. 
help  V.  \\t{\t\\  dat.  ;  he  could  not 

—  turning   his  eyes  er  foimtc 
nic^t  um^in  .  . .  ju  menben. 

htx  poss.  adj.  \\)X. 

herd-bell  s.  §erbeng(ocfe/.  wk. 

here  adv.  I^ier  ;  here  and  there 

^ie  uub  \>a,  baim  uiib  luann. 
hesitate  v.  jbgcrn. 
high  adj.  {)o6). 
him  rejlex.  pron.,  dat.  and  ace. 

fid). 
himself    rejlex.  pron.,    dat.  and 

ace.  fid)  ;  intensive  felbft. 
his  poss.    adj.    fein  ;  poss.  pron. 

fein,  ber  feinige. 
hitch  V.  jpanncn  ;  —  to  fpannen 

Dor  ace. 
hold  s. :  take  —  of  faffeii. 


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hold  V.  ^altcn  (a-ic-a);  —  out 
towards  eutgegcnl)alten  dat. 

home  s.  .^einiat  /  w^.,  §aii8  n. 
St.  Ill ;  with  verbs  of  moiioti, 
expressing  end  of  motiofi  nac^ 
^aufe ;  at  —  511  §aiife ;  get  — 
nacf)  ^aufe  tommeit  (o-a-o)  \, 

homesickness  s.  §eimit)e^  «. 

horse  s.  ''^ferb  n.  st.  11. 

hot  adj.  ()ei^. 

hour  s.  ©tiinbe/  wi. 

house  s.  Apau§  «.  j/.  III. 

house-cat  s.  S^a\xiXa\^tf  wk. 

how  adv.  tnie. 

however  ^^wy.  aber  norm. 

hum  r'.  funinieu. 

humble  adj.  bemiitig. 

humming  s.  @ummen  n.  st.  I. 

hunger  s.  ganger  m.  st. 

hunt  V.  hidKH. 

hurry  v.  eileu  f.  and  % 

hurt  7'.  luel)  tun  (ii-a-a)  dat. 


I  /<rrj.  pron.  id). 

idea  j-.  ©ebaufe  w.,  ^<r;;.  j-^.  -en?, 

c»M<fr  cases  -eil. 
idler  j.  !i)JJii|liggdnger  m.  st.  I. 
idly  rt-^/z/.  iniif3ig. 

if  couj.  UH'nil  /r. ;  in  indirect 
questions  ob  tr. ;  as  if  al§  Uienn, 
al§  ob  ^'///  //-. 

immediately  adv.  fog(ficl). 

Immensee  /r.  n.  3nimonit'e  m. 

important  adj.  und)tig,  iiotiuen= 
big. 


in  prep,  in  dat.,  ace. 
increase  v.  oerme^rcn. 
indeed  adv.  jogar. 
individual  adj.  einjcln. 
inevitable  adj.  untiermciblic^. 
instead  oiprep.phr.  anftatt,  ftatt 

gen.  [ten. 

instruction  s. :  give  —  unterrid)= 
into  prep,    in  ace. ;  —  (a  field 

or  meadow)  oiif  ace. 
invite    v.  tieiic^vetben   (ei-ie-ie) 

(rare);  eiulabeii  (a-u-o). 
it  pers.  pron.  e8. 

J 

jewelry-store  s.  ^umeUerlaben  m. 

St.  I*, 
join  V.  ftc^  gcjeUen ;   —  in  ein» 

ftimmen. 
jolly  adj.  hiftig. 
journey  v.  reijen  \.  and  ^. 
joy  s.  ^reube/.  wk. 
June  s.  ^uni  m.  st.,  pi.  -8. 
just  adv.  gerabe,  cbcn,  joeben. 

K 

keep  7\  bebalton  (a-ie-a);  — 
one's  word  ilHni  fatten. 

kerchief  s.  Xiid)eld)en  //.  st.  I. 

kind  -r.  %xXf.  wk. 

kindly  adv.  fveuiiMid). 

kindness  s.  ^•reiinblid)feit/.  wk. 

king  s.  ^Hbuig  w.  st.  II. 

knock  r.  (on  a  door)  ftopfen  ; 
(a  quick,  sharp  blow)  ftofjeit 
(o-ic-o). 


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51 


know  V.  (a  fact)  triffen  ( — , 
linii3te,geiini^t);  (be  acquainted 
with)  feimen  ( — ,  fannte,  ge- 
fannt). 


lack  V.  fe^Ien  dat. 

lake  s.  ^Btt  m.,  s^.  st.,  pi.  wk. 

lament  s.  ^(agc/  wk. 

landlady  s.  SBirtin/  wk. 

landscape  s.  ?anbfc()oft/  wk. 

lap  s.  ^>2rf)otJ  ni.  St.  II*. 

large  adj.  gro^. 

lark  s.  ?erd)e/.  wk.  [Ud). 

last  adj.  \t\^X ;  at  —  juleljt,  cub* 

late  adj.  fpdt. 

Latin  adj.  (ateinifd^. 

latter  adj.  biefer  ;  —  ...  former 

bieler .  .  .  jencr. 
laugh  V.  Iad)en. 
laughter  s.  ?oc^en  «.  st.  I. 
lay  t'.  legeii ;  —  back  guriicfle- 

gen  ;  —  down  ^iulegeu. 
lead  V.  [uf)ren  ;  —  to  fiil^ven  no.6) 

dat. 
lead-pencil  s.  Sleiftift  m.  st.  II. 
leaf  s.  ^latt  n.  st.  III. 
lean  v.  Iel)uen. 
leaping  s.  (gpringen  n.  st.  I. 
learn  v.  Icrnen. 
leave  z'.  (affen  (a-ie-a) ;  (go  from) 

oer(a[|en. 
leaved   part.    adj. :    heavily   — 

bid)tbe(aubt. 
left  s. :  to  the  —  Unt«. 
leisure  s.:  — hour  j^i^eiftuiibe /. 

wk. 


let  V.  laffen  (a-ic-a). 

letter  s.  (of  alphabet)  53ud}ftabc 
m.wk.;  (epistle)  33rief  m.  st. 
II. 

lie  V.  (tegeit  (tc-a-c) ;  —  about 
^erumliegen. 

life  s.  ?eben  n.  st.  I. 

lift  V.  tjebcn  (e-0-0). 

light  s.  ?irf)t  «.  J/.  Ill ;  z'.  (illu- 
minate) erleuc^ten ;  (a  candle, 
etc.)  an^iinben. 

like  adv.  d^nltc^  ;  look  —  df)nltd) 
fe^en  dat. ;  v.  (be  fond  of)  nib= 
gen  (— ,  mod)te,  gemod)t),Ieiben 
fbnnen  ( — ,  toiintc,  gefouut) ;  I 
like  it  e§  gefdttt  (a-ie-a)  mir. 

lilac-tree   s.  @^ringenbauni  m. 

St.  II*. 

lily  s.  ?iUe/.  wk.  [/.  wk. 

lily-of-the-valley   s.  SD^aiblume 

linden-tree  s.  ?inbe/  wk. 

line  s.  (on  a  page)  '^t\\t  f.  wk.; 
(part  of  an  outline)  3^8  ''^-  ^^- 
II* 

linnet  s.  §dnf(irtg  m.  st.  II. 

lion  s.  ?bU)e  m.  wk.;  den  of  lions 
^biiieugrube/.  wk. 

lip  s.  ?ippe/  wk. 

listen  V.  ju^oren  dat. ;  —  to  t)b= 
ren  auf,  laufdjen  auf  both  acc.y 
3U^bren  dat. 

little  adj.  (small)  flein;  (in  quan- 
tity) mentg. 

live  V.  (reside)  rtJO^ncn. 

lock  s.  ^ocfe/.  wk. 

lonesome  adj.  etiifam. 

long   adj.   (aiig  ;  for  a  —  time 


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lange,  einc  (angc  ^cit ;  no 
longer  nid)t  tdnger. 

look  v.  fe^en  (c-a-c),  blicfeu  ;  (ap- 
pear) auejef)en ;  —  about  fid) 
umief)en  ;  —  after  beforgen  ;  — 
at  fc^eii  auf  ace,  anfe^en ;  — 
back  '^uriicffetien  ;  —  down  ^in= 
ab[et)en  ;  —  for  ftd)  nacf)  dat. 
iim'fe^en  ;  —  through  burc^'= 
fef)en  ;  —  up  aufiet)en,  aufbU= 
(fell. 

-looking  part.  adj.  au§fef)enb. 

loose  adj.  (o§  ;  v.  loSbinben  (i-a- 
u). 

lose  V.  oerlicreii  (ic-o-o). 

lovo  V.  tieben. 

M 

make  t^.  mad)en. 

mallow-seed  s.  3DZa(t3enfame  ;w., 

gen.  sg.  -t\\^,  other  cases  -eu. 
man  s.  9J?auii  w.  si.  Ill ;  (human 

being)  l)c\Mlid)  m.  wk. 
manor-house  s.  iperrenl)au^  n.  st. 

III. 
many  pron.  adj.  maud),  Diet ;  — 

a  maud), 
marriage  x.  (S^e/.  ivk. 
matter  s.  hOi<}i)t  f.  wk. ;  what  is 

the  —with  you  ?  ma^  [ct)tt bir ? 

mad  ift  bir?  ma§  t)aft  bu? 
may  v.   mogeu   ( — ,  mod)te,  ge- 

mod)t). 
meadow  s.  SSieje/  wk. 
meerschaum-pipe  s.  3)?ecrjd)auiu= 

pfeife/.  wk.  -topf  m.  st.  II* 


meet  v.  treffeu  (c-a-o) ;  begegucn 

f.  dat. 
melody  s.  5D?e(obie/  7<'>^. 
memory  s.  (Sriuueruug/  wk. 
merely  adv.  uur,  eiufad). 
merry  adj.  t)eiter. 
middle  s.  3)?itte/ 
mind  s. :  make  up  one's  —  jid^ 

entid)lieBeu  (ie-o-o). 
missing  part.  adj. :  to  be  —  \t\)' 

leu. 
mist  s.  9Jebet  m.  st.  I. 
moment  s.  '^(ugeublitf  w.  j/.  II. 
money  s.  @e(b  «.  j-/.  III. 
month  s.  3.1Zouat  w.  st.  II. 
moon  J-.  9Jfonb  m.  st.  II. 
moonbeam  j.  "Dioubftva^l  w.,  j^. 

St.,  pi.  wk. 
moonlight  s.  50?oublid)t  «.  .r/. 
more  adj.,  comp.  me^r  ;  once  — 

uod)  eiumal. 
morning  s.  il?orgeu  m.  st.  I,  il>or= 

mittag  w.  .r/.  II. 
most  adj.,  siiperl.  uteift. 
mostly  adv.  uicifteud,  am  mei= 

fteu. 
moth  s.  ^Jcad)tfd)motterliug  m.  st. 

II. 
mother  s.  ilJhitter/.  st.  I*, 
motionless  adj.  uubemeglid). 
mount  V.  ()iuauffteiqeu  (ei-ie-ie) 

f. 
mountain  s.  5!?erg  m.  st.  II. 
mountain-road  s.  ^ergmeg  m.  st. 

II. 
move  V.  intrans.  fid)   bemegeu  ; 

/;•.  and  intrans.  viideu  \.and\). 


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much  ac^j.  \\\t\. 

murmuring  s.  i^diifcfn  ;/.  st. 

must  7'.  miiffon, 

my  poss.  adj.  mein. 

myself   reflex,  pron.,    dat.    \\\\x, 

ace.  mid), 
mysterious  adj.  rdtfelf)aft. 

N 

nail  s.  Dtagel  in.  st.  I* 

naked  adj.  imcft. 

name  j.  DMine  m.,gen.  j^. -enS, 

othe?'  cases  -en. 
narrow  adj.  eng. 
native  adj.:  —   city   5?aterftobt 

/.  St.  II*. 

near  adv.  naf)e,  \\a\)t  an,  bicf)t  an, 
when  followed  by  a  noun  the 
latter  stands  in  the  dat. 

necessary  adj.  notig. 

neck  s.  i^al^  /;/.  st.  II*. 

necklace  s.  ^al^lmnb  ;/.  st.  III. 

neighborhood  j.  •)cad)barlcf)aft/ 
wk. ;  in  the  —  in  ber  9Zdt)e,  in 
ber  OVgeiib. 

nest  s.  ilceft  ;/.  st.  III. 

never  <7^/z'.  nie. 

nevertheless  ^i?;//  bennocf),  nid)t8= 
beftoireniger  both  invert. 

new  adj.  neu. 

next  adj.  ndd)ft. 

nice  a^'.  nett. 

night  s.  yjad)t/.  j/.  II* 

nightingale  s.  9Zac^tigaU/.  w-^. 

no  p}07i.  adj.  feiu  ;  no  .  .  .  either 
aud)   tein  ;  —  one  niemanb ; 


53 
—    further    nid)t 


adv.  ncin ; 

meitcr. 
nod  V.  nicfon. 
none  pron.  fein. 
nor  eonj.  and)  {inv)  .  .  .  nid)t. 
not  ad7'.  nid)t. 
note  s.  5totc  /.  rak. 
note-book  bound  in  parchment 

J-.  phr.  'i.Hn-gainentLiaiib  m.  st. 

II* 
nothing  s.  iud)t§. 
notice  v.  merfen,  bemerffii. 
now  adv.  nun,  je^t;  —  and  then 

bann  unb  itiann. 


oak  s.  (5td)e  f.  wk. 
oak-table  (5id)entifc^  m.  st.  II. 
occur    V.    entfte^cn  ( — ,    -ftanb, 
-ftauben)  f.  [m.  st.  II* 

odor  s.  5)uft  m.  st,  II*,  ©eruc^ 

of  prep.  t)On  dat. 

offer  7\  anbieten  (ie-o-o). 
often  adv.  oft. 
old  adj.  alt;  very  —  lira  It. 
on  prep,  on  ;  (on  or  upon  the  up- 
per surface)  auf  dat.,  ace.;  adv. 

(onward)  meiter. 
once  adv.  eiunial;  —  more  nodi 

einmat;  — on  a  time  etiinial; 

at  —  fogleid). 
one  num.  adj.  eiu;  pron.  cillCV, 

-e,    -e§;    indef.   pron.    man ; 

some  —  jeuiaiib. 
only  adj.  einjig  ;  adv.  nuv  ;  iiiut 

until)  erft. 


54 


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open  adj.  offen,  flcbffnet ;  (unoc- 
cupied^  frei;  v.  aufmacf)en,  bff= 
nen. 

opposite  J.  ©egenteil  n.  st.  II ; 
adj.  gcgcnuberliegciib;  —  to 
gcgeniiber  dat.,  preceded  by  its 
object. 

order  s. :  in  —  to  um  .  .  .  ju. 

other  pron.,  adj.  auber. 

our  poss.  adj.  unfer. 

out  adv..,  with  verbs  of  motion^ 
expressing  direction,  l^iuauS; 
—  of  aii§  dat. 

outside  ad7\  brau^en. 

outstretched  part.  adj.  au«ge= 
ftrecft. 

over  prep,  iiber  dat.,  ace;  adv. 
with  verbs  of  motion,  express- 
ing direction,  t)iniiber. 

overboard  adv.  iiber  53orb. 

overcome  v.  iiberindl'tigcn. 

overhanging  part.  adj.  iibcrf)dn= 
genb. 

owe  V.  fc^ulbtg  fein  dat. 

own  adj.  cigcn. 


package  j.  '•^jacfct'  n.  st.  II;  a 
small  —  '•43dcfd)eu  n.  st.  I. 

page  s.  ®eitc  /  w>J. 

pain  J.  ^£d)mer3  w.,  ^<f«.  sg.  -en?, 
<?M^r  i:^j-<fj  -en. 

pale  adj.  Wo.^, 

pant  z'.  jd)naufen,  fd)nauben. 

paper  s.  ^^nipier  ;/.  st.  II, 

parchment  J^<r(r  note-book. 


part  s.  Xt\{  m.  St.  II;  for  his  — 

ieinorjeit?. 
party  s.  ©cfeUfc^aft  /.  wk. 
pass  z'.  (hand   to)   retd)en  ^/a/.; 

—  by  iioriibergef)en  ( — ,  ging 
— ,  -gegangen)  \.,  oorbeiget)en 
f.;  —  some  one  an  jemanbem 
t)oriibergef)en  f.;  — over  ge^en 
iiber  ace.  j. 

passage-way  s.  @ang  m.  st.  II* 

past  s.  5ii!ergangenf)eit  /.  wh.;  in 

the  —  frii[)er;  adv.  boriiber; 

—  a  place  an  einem  Ortc  dor= 
iiber  or  oorbei. 

path  s.  "^iat)  VI.  St.  II. 

peel  V.  fd)dlen. 

pause  s.  ''^^anfe/  wk. 

peace  s.  JRn^e/ 

pea-stick  s.  Gvbfenftange  /  wk. 

peach-tree  s.  'i]?firftd)banm  m.  st. 

II* 
peasant  s.  33auer  w.,  sg.  st.,pl. 

wk. 
people  s.  ?ente  //. 
perceive  v.  merfen,  erbliden. 
perhaps  adv.  tiielleidjt. 
permission  s.  SrlanbniS/  st.  II, 

//.  -niffe. 
physical  adj.  forperlid). 
pick  V. :  —  at  picfen  nad)  dat. 
picnic  s.  ?aubpartie  /.  wk. 
picture  s.  :i3ilb  n.  st.  III. 
piece  s.  ®tiicf  n.  st.  II. 
place    s.    Cvt   m.   St.    II  (III) ; 

%s[a\^  m.  St.  II*;  v.  fteUen;  to 

take  —  fein  ( — ,  mar,  geiuefen). 
plant  s.  'I^flanje  /.  wk. 


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55 


play  r .  Ipiefcn;  —  upon  (used  of 

the    sunshine)    iimflif^en    ( — , 

-flo§,  -flolfeu). 
please  :•.  gcfaUeu  (a-ic-a)  dat. 
pluck  V.  pfliicfcn. 
pocket  s.  Iafd)e/.  wk. 
poem  s.  (^ebid)t  n.  st.  II. 
poet  s.  Xic^ter  m.  st.  I. 
popular  adj. :  —  song  il>olt^lieb 

n.  St.  III. 
poor  adj.  arm. 
possession  s. :  take  —  of  fic^  be- 

mdcf)tigen  gen. 
possible  adj. :  if  —  mo  mogltd^. 
potato  s.  .^artoffel  /.  wk. 
pound  V.  fd)(ageu  (a-u-a). 
prepare  v.  bereiten  ;  —  for  fid) 

Dorbeveiten  auf  ace. 
presence  s.  ©egenirart  / 
prize  s.  fo§  n.  st.  II. 
probably  adv.  tiiot)(. 
projecting  part.   adj.    t)orfprin= 

genb. 
promise  v.  iiev)pred)en  (e-a-o). 
pronunciation    s.   2tugfprad)e  /. 

wk, 
propose  V.  anfrageu,  urn  bie  ipanb 

Qnf)alten  (a-ie-a). 
protection  s.  @d)Ul5  m.  st.  II*. 
provision-basket  s.  -prooiantforb 
\    m.  St.  II* 
purse  s.  5?orfe  /  wk. 
push  V. :  —  back  guriicffc^icben 

(ie-o-o). 
put  V.  (into  something)  fterfen; 

—  away  roeglegen. 


question  s.  ^vage  /  wk. 
questioningly     adv.     forfd)ciib, 

Sineifelub. 
quickly  adv.  fd)uea,  rafd). 
quiet  adj.  ftiU,  rul)ig. 
quietly  adv.  (without  noise)  %i-- 

rdiild)(o^. 
quite  adv.  gaiij. 


rag  s.  lumpen  m.  st.  I. 

railing  s. :  —  of  the  steps  Xrcp= 

pengeldnber  n.  st.  I. 
rain  s.  ^egeii  vi.  st.  I. 
random  s.  at  —  auf  gut  %{M, 

auf^  @evateft)of)(. 
rapidly  ^z^?-.  fd)nell. 
raspberry-bush  s.   §tmbccrbufd) 

m.  St.  II* 
Ratskeller  s.  ^tat^fcUer  w.  j/.  I. 
reach    v.   (arrive    at)   crreid)cn ; 

(into  the  pocket)   grcifeu  (ei- 

i-i). 
read  v.  (efeu  ;  —  aloud  to  Dorlejeu 

(e-a-e)  dat.  pers. 
xt&^yadj.  beveit. 
really  adv.  \mxU\6). 
reason  s.  ©runb  vt.  st.  II*;  for 

that  —  bci^ljalb. 
rebuild  v.  luieber  baueu,  neu  auf* 

receive  v.  cr^altcu  (a-ie-a),  bc= 
fommen  (o-a-o),  empfaiigen  (a- 
i-a). 


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recognize  v.  crfcnnen  ( — ,  -fanntc, 

-fannt). 
red  s.  9tot  n.  ;   adj.  rot ;   —  silk 

rotfeiben. 
reel  z'.  fd)iuanfen. 
refer  v.  fic^  bejiet)en  (ie-o-o) ;  — 

to  [ic^  bejie^en  auf  ace. 
reflections.  @piegelbi(b  n.  st.  III. 
refreshment  s.  (grfrifc^ung/.  wk. 
refuge  s. :  take  —  fief)  retten. 
Reinhardt  pr.  n.  9?eint)arbt. 
rejoicing  part.  adj.  jaurf)5enb. 
remain  v.  bleibcn  (ei-ei-ie)  f. 
remark  5.  ^emevfung  /  wk. ;  v. 

benierfen. 
remember  v.  fid)  eriiinern,  beufen 

( — ,  bad)tc,  gebad)t)  an  ace. 
remind  v. :   —  of  erinueni   an 

ace. ;  —  of  home  aubeinieln. 
reply  v.  antiuorten,  ennibeni ;  in 

—  to  a\\\  ace. 
resolved  part.  adj.  entfd}(o[fcn. 
rest  V.  ni()eii,  (fid))  aii^nt()eii. 
return    v.    ',iirurffc{)ven,    uncber 

tomnieii    (o-a-o),    ,5uriutgc{)cn 

(— ,   ging   — ,  -goiiangcn)  all 

with  \.  ;    (give  back)  guriicfgc^ 

ben  ( — ,  gab  — ,  -gegcbon). 
revenge  s. :  take  —  upon  9iad)e 

an  {dat.)  iiol)ineu  (c-Q-o). 
ribbon  s.  "J^aub  ;/.  st.  III. 
rich  adj.  rcid). 
ride  v.  (in  a  vehicle)  fat)ven  (a-n- 

right  adj.  rid)tig  ;  to  the  —  re rf)t8 ; 

all  —  fd)OU  gut ;  adv.  gevabc. 
rime  s.  9ieim  m.  st.  II. 


ring  V.  Iciuten. 

ringing  s.  :?duteii,  ©cldute  both 
n.  St.  I. 

rise  V.  (stand  up)  auffte^en  ( — , 
ftanb  — ,  -geftanben)  \.\  fid)  er= 
^eben  (e-0-0) ;  (mount  up) 
fteigcn  (ei-ie-ie)  f. ;  (a  picture) 
emporfteigcn  f. 

road  s.  3Seg  m.  st.  II. 

roast  s.  ^raten  ;«.  st.  I. 

rock  s.  gelfen  m.  st.  I. 

roll  s.  ^oUe  /  wk.  ;  —  of  paper 
•iPapicrrofle  /.  wk.;  v.  —  to- 
gether ^ufammcnroUen. 

room  s.  3intmcr  «.  st.  I,  @tubc 

round  adj.  runb,  ringfbrmig. 
row  V.  rubeni ;  —  about  umbers 

ruberu ;   —    over    l)iniibeiTU= 

bern  ;  both  \.  and  \). 
run  V.   laufen  (au-tc-ou)  \.  ;  — 

the  fingers   through    the   hair 

ftd)  mit  ben  ?^ingeru  burd)«  .'oaar 

ftreid)en  (ei-i-i). 

S 

sad  adj.  traurig. 

same  adj. :  the  —  bcvfolbe. 

satisfaction    s. :    feeling   of  — 

SBefvicbigung/.  7i'k. 
scarcely  adv.  taiuu. 
school  s.  ^d)u\c/.  wk.  ;  —  friend 

®d)ulfanierab  m.  wk. 
science  s.  Siffenfd)aft/  wk. 
scissors-grinderx.®(^cvenjc^Ieifcr 

tn.  St.  I. 


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sco!d  V.  fdjetteu  (e-a-o). 

seat  r.  fe^cn. 

secret   s.   ®ol)einnu^   ;/.   sf.,  pi. 

-nifl'e ;  adj.  ge^eim  ;  in  —  im 

ge()ciinen. 
see  -'.  fel)eu  (e-a-e) ;  —  off  . ,  . 

over  ^iiniien)et)en  . . .  iiber  ace. ; 

go  to  —  befud)cn. 
seed  s.  ^Samell  m.  st.  I. 
seem    v.  fc^einen   (ci-ic-ie) ;    it 

seems  to  me  mil'  ift  e?. 
seize  v.  faffen ;  (attack)  iiberfatten 

(-,  -fiel,  -faUen). 
send  V.  fd)i(fen. 
sensible  adj.  tierftaubig. 
separate  v.  t3on  einanber  taffcn  ; 

au§eiuanber  geljen  ( — ,   ging, 
I     gegangen)  f. 
'  set  V.  fe^en. 
settle   V. :    —   down    (shadows) 

fid)  (egen  ;  (a  bird)  fid)  uieber= 

laffen. 
seven  nuf?i.  adj.  fieben. 
several  pron.  adj.  me^rere. 
sew  V.  niiben. 
sewing-table  s.  ^JJaljtild)  m.  st. 

II. 
shadow  s.  Sc^atten  m.  st.  I. 
shady  adj.  fd)attig. 
shake  v.  fd)uttehi. 
shall  V.  foUen  ;  as  aux.  v.  of  the 

future  inerben  \. 
shallow  adj.  flad). 
shape  s. :  get  into  —  \\\.  ftanbe 

bringcn  ( — ,  brad)te,  gebrad)t). 
share  v.  teiten. 
sharp  adj.  fc^arf» 


she  pers.  pron.  fie. 

sheet  J.  (of  paper)  ^Iatt«.  jA  III. 

shine  v.  id)cincn  (ei-ie-ie). 

shining  part.  adj.  gldir^cnb. 

shoe  s.  3d) id)  m.  st.  II. 

shoot  r.  idnefjen  (ie-o-o). 

shore  s.  Ufer  «.  st.  I, 

short  adj.  fur 5. 

show  V.  ^^eigeii. 

shrub   s.  3traud)  m.  st.  II*  or 

III.,  Oeftrliud)  n.  st.  II. 
shudder  r-.  jd)aubeni. 
shut  V. :  —  off  abfd)Ue^en  (ie-o- 

0). 
shyly  adz'.  fc^eii. 
side  s.  @eiteyi  w^.;  on  the  other 

—  jenfeit^^^«.  /  at  one's  —  bei 

or  neben  einem. 
side-door  s.  ©eiteutiir/  wk. 
side-passage  s.   iSeiteugaiig   m. 

St.   II*. 

side-path   s.  ©eitengaug  w.  st. 

II* 
sight  s. :  catch  —  of  crbliden. 
silence  z/.  gefd)meigen. 
silent  adj. :  keep  —  iierfd)Uieigf u 

(ci-ic-ie)  ;  to  be  —  fd)iiieigen. 
silently    adv.    fd)Uieigenb,    ftiU= 

fd)ineigenb. 
silk  s. :  red  —  adj.  rotfeibeii. 
silver  s.:  —  coin   3ilbenniiir,e 

f.  wk. 
simply  adv.  eiiifad). 
since  couj.,   temporal,   feit,  feit= 

be  in  ;  catisal,  ba  all  tr. 
sing  V.  ftiigeu  (i-a-u). 
singer  s.f.  ^dngeiiu/.  wk. 


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singing  s.  (of  some  birds)  (Scf)tfl= 

c]en  ft.  St. 
single  adj.  einjig. 
sink  V.  finfeu  (i-a-u)  f. 
sisterly  adj.  fd)ineftedirf). 
sit  V.  fil^en  {—,  faf3,  gefeffen) ;  — 

down  [ic^  I)iuje^en. 
sitting-room  j.  5aniilien3immer, 

2SoI)ir)tmnier  n.  st.  I. 
six  7ium.  adj.  fec^§. 
sketch  V.  3eid)uen. 
slate  J.  9iec^entafel,  %a\t\  f.  wk. 
sleep  J.  Sd)(af  m.  st. 
slip  z^.  gleiteu  (et-i-i)  f. ;  —  away 

(of  time)  DerfUefjen  (i-o-o)  f. 
slow  adv.  langfam. 
slowly  aav.=  slow, 
small  adj.  flein. 
smell  V. :  —  of  rierfjen  nad)  dat. 
smile  V.  Iad)cliu 
smiling  part.  adj.  tdd)ctub. 
smoke  v.  rauci^en. 
smooth  adj.  glatt. 
snow-white  adj.  fd^iiccinei^. 
so    conj.   fo,  alfo  inv. ;    adv.   fo ; 

—  that  fo  '^qS^  tr. 
sob  V.  feiif^en.  \st.  II. 

sod  s. :  piece  of  —  ^kfcnftiicf  n. 
softly  adv.  leife. 
some  pron.,  adj.    ciltig;  —  one 

(ivgeub)  jcmaub. 
sometimes  adv.  iwwmUw,  initini- 

tcr. 
somewhat  ad7'.  etlua^,  eiii  tueitig. 
song  /.  I'iob  ft.  St.  III. 
soon  adv.  balb,  fviil) ;  a*;  —  as  fo- 

balb  tr. 


sorrow  s.  @cf)mer5  m.,  gin.  i^. 
-eng,  other  cases  -eii ;  ^unuiier, 
m.  St.  I,  ?etb  n.  st.  II,  ^eiben  « 

St.  I. 

sort  J.  5lvt/.  wk. ;  all  — s  of  aller= 

lei  indecl.  adj. 
sound  V.  tonen,  braufen. 
space  J.  9?aum,  ^(a^  ^t^///  w.  j/. 

II* 
sparkle  v.  gtdn^en,  bli^cn. 
speak  V.  fprec^en  (e-a-o) ;  —  to 

graven. 
specimen  s.  (Sj-emplar  n.  st.  II, 
spend  V.   (in   residence)   5iibrin» 
gen  {—,  brat^te  — ,  -gebrad)t) 
tDot)nen. 
spinning-wheel  s.  Spiniuab  «.  j/. 

III. 
splendor  s.  ©lanj  w.  st.  II ;  §err* 

Iid)teit/.  wk. 
spray  j.  $)iei§  «.  st.  Ill;  (Stengel 

w.  ja  I, 
spread  :  —  out  au^breiten  ;  — 
over  intrans.  fi(^  aiicbreiten 
iiber  ace,  iiberjiefien  ( — ,  -jog, 
-jogeii). 
spring  V. :  —  up  auffpriugeit  (i- 
a-ii)  f.  [wk. 

spring-sun  s.   ^•viibliiuiofoime  /. 
stage-coach  s.  '^.Hif tarn  gen  m.  st.  I. 
stairs  s.  p/.  'Xreppe/.  wk. 
stalk  s.  Stengel  /;/.  st.  I. 
stamen  s.  S-taiibfabeii  w.  st.  I*, 
stand  7\  fte^eii  ( — ,  [taiib,  geftan^j 

bell), 
stare  7'.  .•  —  at  nuftarren  ace. 
start,  V.  intrans.  (horses)  anjie- 


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t}eu  (— ,  ]oq  —  -gc^ogcn)  ;  — 
to  im  33egriff  fciii  . .  .  311,  woU 
ten  (— ,  luoUtc,  getnoUt) ;  —  on 
a  journey  reifeil  ;  —  back  fid) 
nitf  beii  Oiucfiuog  madden. 

stately  czc/j.  ftattlic^. 

station  s.  Station/,  wk. 

stay  7'.  bleibcu  (ei-ie-ie)  f. 

steal  r.  ftel)(eu  (e-a-o). 

step  s.  Sritt  m.  St.  II ;  //.  (= 
flight  of  stairs)  Jreppe/.  wk.  ; 
V.  treten  (e-a-e)  f. 

still  adj.  [till ;  adv.  iioc^  (iuimer). 

stir  V. :  —  up  aufd)uren. 

stone  s.  Stein  m.  st.  II. 

stop    z\  intrans.  [till  [tc^eu  ( — , 

[tciub,  ge[tanben)  [.,  [tef)eu  Wu 

ben  (ei-ie-ie)  [.,  aii^aiten  (a-ic- 

a),  l)alt  madjen. 
stork  s.  3tord)  m.  st.  II*. 
storm  v.  geiDitterii. 
strange  adj.  [re nib. 
stranger  s.  ^rember  adj.  decl. 
strangely  adv.  eigentiimlic^,  felt= 
y    [am. 
story  s.  SD^iirdjen  ;/.  st.  I,  @e= 

[d)idite  /  wk. 
strawberry  s.  (Srbbeere  f.  wk. 
strawberry-time  s.  (ErbbeevenjCit 
\    f.  wk. 
strawberry-patch    (Srbbeeven=' 

[d)lag  m.  St.  II*. 
straw-mat  s.  @tro^inatte/  wk 
street  s.  -Strafe  /.  %vk. 
strength  s.  ^ra[t  /.  st.  II*. 
stretch  v.  rejlex.  [id)  bebneil ;  — 

out  auSvecfen,  auSftvecfen,  ^in« 


aius[tre(fen ;  —    out    towa'-ds 

entgegen[tiecfen  dat. 
strike  v.  id)lagen  (a-u-a). 
strong  adj.  frnftig. 
student  s.  Stnbent  /;/.  wk. 
student-days  s.  pi.   ®tubeuten= 

tage  ni.pl. 
study  s.  Stubiiun  «.,  //.  -ien  ; 

V.  [tubieren  ;  (investigate)  un- 

tcrUidien. 
stumble    v.:   —  up   l)inanf[tol 

pern  [, 
stump  s. :  —  of  a  tree  53aum= 

[tnnip[  m.  St.  II* 
subject  s.  @egen[taub  m.  st.  II*. 
succeed   v.   gelingen   (i-a-u)    [. 

i?npers.,  dat.  pers. 
sudden  adj.  ^(ol^^tic^. 
sufficient  adj.  geniigenb. 
suggest  V.  liorfd)fagen  (a-ii-a). 
suggestions.  i^or[d)(ag  m.st.  II* 
sultry  adj.  \A)\x>\\\. 
summer  s.  (goninier  m.  st.  I. 
summer-evening     s.     3oininer' 

abenb  m.  st.  II. 
sun  s.  Sonne  /.  wk. 
sunbeam  s.  @onnen[tral)(  m.  sg, 

St.,  pi.  wk. 

sun-burned  part.  adj.  gebrdiint. 
Sunday  s.  Sonntag  m.  st.  II. 
sunlight  part.  adj.  ionnenbefc^ie^ 

lien, 
sunset  s.  ©onnenuntergang   m. 

St.   II* 

sunshine  s.  SonnenU"f)ein  w.  st. 
supper  s.  5lbenbe[ien  n.  si.  I. 
surely  adv.  geiuifj. 


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surface  s,  Ohex^ddjt/.  wk. 
surprise  s.  Ubcrrajcf)ung  /  wk.  ; 

V.  iiberra'fc^en  ;  be  surprised  at 

fi(^  iitiinbern  iiber  ace. 
surround  v.  umgeben  ( — ,  -gab, 

-geben). 
sweet  adj.  fii^ ;  (to  the  eye)  an= 

niutig. 
swimt'.  jd)iinmmen  (i-a-o)  f.  ayid 

\). ;  —  out  Ijinau^fc^mimmen 

|. ;     —  to  3ufcf)lDimmen  f.  dat. 


table  s.  Xifd)  m.  st.  11. 

take  V.  ne^men  ( — ,  \\a\)\\\,  Qt^ 
nommen) ;  —  charge  of  an= 
treten  (e-a-e)  ace;  —  hold  of 
faffen ;  —  up  aufnet)men ;  — 
up  with  a  thing  auf  ctlDa^  eiit^ 
gef)eu  (— ,  ging  — ,  -gegaii^ 
gen)  f. 

tale  s.  Tl'dxd)en  n.  st.  I. 

talk  V.  fpred)en  (c-a-o). 

tall  adj.  (of  objects)  Ijod)  ;  (of 
persons)  gro^. 

tangle  s.  ©eftricf  n.  st.  I. 

tear  s.  Xvdne/  wk. 

tear  v.:  —  loose  Io{*rcif3en  (ei-i-i). 

teacher  s.  Vet)ver  m.  st.  L 

tell  V.  (say)  fageu  ;  (a  story)  cr* 
3af)(en  ;  — by  listening  aiit)oreu 
dat. 

ten  num.  adj.  \'i\)\\. 

terrace  s.  Xcrraj'fe/  "^k- 
than  cottj.  alvJ  tr. 
thankfulness  s.  ^anfbavfeit/. 


that  demon,  pron.  bet,  berjenige ; 

conj.  \ioS;j^  tr  ;  so  —  jo  bafe  tr. 
the  def.   art.    ber  ;   the  .    .   .  the 

adv.  \t  tr.  .  .  .  beftO  inv. 
their /^jj.  adj.  i^r. 
themselves  rejiex.  pron.  fid) ;  of 

—  oon  fdbft. 
then    adv.   bann ;    now  and  — 

bauu  unb  ftiann. 
thence  adv.  t)on  bannen. 

there  adv.  ba,  bovt  ;  with  a  verb 
of  motion  expressing  directio7i 
ba^ill ;  as  an  expletive  e8  or  not 
translated ;  —  is  (are)  see  be. 

therefore  adv.  aljo,  be§f)alb. 

thick  adj.  bid  ;  (dense)  bid)t. 

think  V.  beiifen  ( — ,  badjte,  ge= 
bad)t) :  (hold  an  opinion)  mci= 
lien;  —  of  beuteii  an  ace. 

thirst  s.  2)urft  m.  st.  II. 

this  demon,  pron.  biefer  ;  indef. 
neut.  bteS. 

thoroughly  adv.  gaiij. 

though  conj.  obglcid)  tr. 

thought  s.  ©ebaiite  m.,  gen.  sg. 
-en§,  <?//5(?r  eases  -eil. 

thoughtful  a^/)'.  nad)benflid). 

throat  s.  ^olg  w.  jA  II* 

three  num.  adj.  brei ;  —  times 
bvcimal. 

through  adj.  ferttg ;  prep,  biird) 
ace. ;  adv.  blirc^. 

throw  V.  luorieu  (e-a-o);  —  off 
abuu'rfcn. 

thus  adv.  jo. 

tie  7>.  biiibcii  (i-a-u);  —  together 
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tile-roof  s.  ^{(c^dtad)  u.  st.  III. 

till  ionj.  bt*  tr. 

time  s.  ^nlf.wk.;  (one)  —  etc. 
9Jial  «.  St.  II ;  once  on  a  — 
eiiinml ;  for  some  —  etiiige 
3eit,  fine  ^fitlaiig. 

tin-trumpet  s.  ^Ied)trompete  /. 
wk. 

tired  part.  adj.  niiibc. 

title  s.  Ubevjd)rift/.  wk. 

io  prep.  3U,  nad)  both  dat.;  (a 
letter  to)  an  ace;  (as  far  as)  bi'3 
an,  bi§  jii;  (as  sign  of  the  inf.) 
\\\ ;  in  order  —  um  .  .  .  JU. 

together  adv.  gufammen,  gemein= 
fam. 

tongue  J.  3ii"9^/  ^^• 

too  a^/z'.  .•  (also)  aud) ;    (excess) 

5". 
top  s.  ©ipfel  m.  St.  I. 

toss  V.  luerfeu  (e-o-o). 

tour  J-.  SBauberung/.  wk. 

towards  prep,  gegen  ace.  ;  nad) 

dat. ;  entgegen  dat.,  follows  its 

object. 
traveller  s.  9ieifenber  adj.  decl. 
tread  v.  treten  (e-a-e)  f. 
tree  s.  33aunt  w.  jA  II* 
tremble  v.  ^ittern. 
trickle  v. :  —  down  ^erabriefeln 

\).  and  f. 

trip  s.  (S^tnrfion/.  wk. 

troop  s.  ®d)ar/.  tf/-^. 

trunk  s.:  —  of  a   tree  i8aum= 

[tamm  m.  st.  II*. 
try  V.  Derfnd)en. 
turn  V.  ifitrans.  \\6^  luenben  ( — , 


iranbte,  geumnbt)  fid)  abiucn^ 
ben  ;  —  about  fid)  uunucnbcn  ; 
—  aside  fid)  abiucnben;  —  away 
fid)  abiuenbeu ;  —  back  fid) 
jnriicfmenben ;  —  (aside)  into 
einbiegen  (ie-o-o)  f. ;  trans. 
umilieuben  ;  —  over  (deliver) 
abliefevn ;  —  through  bnvd)'= 
bldttern. 

twelve  7inm.  adj.  5111  blf. 

twenty-fourth  tiuni.  adj.  uior^ 
unbjltjan^igft-. 

twice  adv.  gmeinial. 

twig  s.  3tueig  m.  st.  II. 

two  >ium.  adj.  jiuei. 


unable  adj. :  to  be  —  nid)t  fi3n= 
nen  ( — ,  fonnte,  getouut). 

unaccustomed  part.  adj.  nnge= 
Wo^nt  gen.  or  ace. 

uncertain  adj.  nnfid)er. 

under  prep,  unter  dat.,  ace. 

understand  v.  t)erftc{)en,  ( — , 
-ftanb,  -ftanben). 

undertake  t'.  unterno^men  ( — , 
-na{)m,  -noninten);  an  bie  %v^ 
beit  get)en   (— ,  ging,    gegan= 

neu)  I 
unexpected  iidj.  uncnuavtet. 
University  s.  Uniuevfitdt/  wk.  ; 

go  to  the  —  auf  bie  —  gei)en  ).; 

at  the  —  anf  ber  — . 
unlock  V.  aufid)liei3en  (ie-o-o). 
unroll  z'.  anfroUen. 
unskillful  adj.  nngcfd)icft. 


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until  adj.  bi«(  tr. 
up  adv.  t)erauf. 
upon  prep,  auf  dat.,  ace. 
use  V.  braiif()en  ;  used  to  -f-  inf., 
see  the  syntactical  notes  n  4. 


vacation  s.  ^erien//. 
vagabond  j.,  //.  @e[inbe(  n.  st.  I. 
vain  a<^'.  .•  in  —  uergebenS. 
vegetable-garden  s.  ©eniiifegar' 

ten  m.  St.  I*. 
verse  s.  5?er§  m.  st.  II. 
very  adv.  fe^r. 
vestibule  s.  .^au^flur/.  7c/>^.  ?^j-«- 

ally,  also  w.  jA  II. 
vex  V.  drgeni;  it  vexes  her  fie 

tuirb   iH'vbvieiJtirf) ;    be    vexed 

fid)  dvgeni. 
view  s.  %\M\d  m.  st.  II ;  %\xi» 

fid)t/.  wk. ;  —  of  5(iK^fid)t  auf 

ace. 
vigorously  adv.  viiftig. 
vine  s.  9Jan!e  /".  wk. 
vineyard  s.  ^Neiiigavten  vi.  st.  I*; 

Seiuberg  m.  st.  II. 
violent  adj.  tjeftig. 
violin-player  s.  ©eigenipiclov  w. 

St.  I. 

visit  s.  "^zywd)  m.  st.  II;  V.  be= 

fiid)cn. 
voice  s.  @t inline/  wk. 

W 

wade  V.  Riaten  j.  <?«</  I). 
wagon  s.  iH^aflcu  w.  st.  I. 


wait  e-.  marten ;  —  for  marten 
auf  ace. 

waiter  -r.  ^edner  m.  st.  I. 

walk  s.  (path)  2Beg  m.  st.  II 
(®ang  m.  st.  II*) ;  (stroll)  spa* 
giergang  w.  st.  II*;  take  a  — 
einen  ©pa^iergang  mad)en;  v. 
geljen  (— ,  ging,  gegangen)  f.; 

—  along  ba^ergeben  f. 

wall  s.  (of  a  room)  ^anb  f.  st. 

II  * ;  (of  a  building)  9)?aner  /. 

7vk.;  —  of   foliage  ^aubloaub 
/  St.  II* 
wander  v.  iDanbevn  f.;  —  about 

nmt)eruianbern  f,;  —  along  ba= 

l^erge^en  f.;  —  through  bnrd)= 

man'bern,  umnbern  burd)  f.  ace 
want  v.   niollen  ( — ,  UioUte,  ge= 

moUt). 
warmth  s.  3A>dvnie  / 
water  s.  il^affer  n.  st.  I;  — s pi. 

OHMiulffor  n.  St.  I. 
water-lily  s.  ^l^affevlilie  /.  20k. 
wave  V.  fd)Uicnton. 
way  s.:  —  back  ^liicfmeg  m.  st. 

II;  give  —  to   %Aai}  niad)on 

dat.;  in  that  (this)  —  fo. 
wayside  s. :  by  the  —  ant  'iln'go. 
wear  v.  tvagen  (a-n-a). 
wedding  s.  .v^odi^eit  /.  7ak. 
weep  r.  uunnen. 
well  adv.  \vo{)\,  gut. 
welcome  s.  Sillfoinmou  w.  (//.) 

St.  I;  in —  beim  ::IiUlUommen. 
west  s.  ilNefton  ;//.  st.  I;  in  the 

—  im  'ii'eften. 

what  inter rog.  and  rel.pron.  luaS. 


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63 


wheel  s.  ^ab  >!.  si.  III. 

when    conj.    (whenever)     aicuu; 

(definite    past    time)    al8   both 

tr. 
whence  rd.  adv.  ino^er,  tuo  .  .  . 

^er  //'. 
where  adv.  luo;  —  from  mo'^er, 

luo  . . .  ^er. 
whether  co7ij.  ob  tr. 
which    rel.  proti.  ber,   melc^er ; 

interrog.   adj.   and  pron.    XQtX- 

cf)er. 
while  s.  SSeile  /.  wk.;  conj.  in= 

bem,  ttiat)renb,  both  tr. 
whir  V.  furreu. 
whisper  v.  fliiftertt. 
white  adj.  luet^. 
who  rel.  and  interrog.  pron.  tliet- 

ci)eiv  trier. 
whole  adj.  ganj. 
why  adv.  irariim. 
wide  adj.  me  it. 
wife  s.  (5rau  /.  wk. 
wild  a^'.  luilb. 
will    V.    (intention)    Itjollen   ( — , 

lUoUte,  getnoUt);  auxiliary  verb 

of  the  future  tuerbeii  ( — ,  luarb 

or  iDurbe,  geraorben). 
wind  s.  2Binb  m,  f/.  II. 
window  s.  ^eufter  n.  st.  I. 
wing  s.  ^liigel  m.  st.  I. 
winter  s.  disinter  m.  st.  I. 
wish  V.   itioUen  (— ,  luollte,   ge= 

iDOUt). 
with  prep,  mit  dat. 
withdraw  v.  ent^telien  ( — ,  -^^og, 

-jogen);  (turn  away)  ableiiten. 


within  prep,  biiuicn  dat.,  iiuicr» 

t)alb  gen.;  adv.  briuiieii. 
without  prep.  ol)ue  ace. 
woman  s.  J^vnii  /.  wk. 
wood  s.  !ii>alb  tn.  St.  III. 
word  s.   2l^ol•t    ;/.  si.   II   (III); 

keep  one's  —  (ieiii)  il^ort  \)(xU 

ten  (a-ie-a). 
work  s.  5(rbeit  /.  wk.;  go  to  — 

fid)  aw  bie  5(rbeit  niad)en,  fid) 

baran  niadieu;  v.  arbeiteu;  — 

in  ^ineiubi(^ten. 
world  s.  Selt  /.  zuk. 
worry  v.  intrans.  fid)  dngftigeii; 

—  about    fid)   (ingftigen   iibev 

ace. 
worth  s.  2Bert  m.  st.  II. 
write  V.  fd)veibeu  (ei-ie-ie);  — 

down  auffd)reiben. 


yard  s.  ^of  m.  st.  II* 

yawn  v.  gdt)nen. 

year  s.  3al)r  n.  st.  II. 

yellowish  adj.  blafjgelb. 

yes  adv.  ja. 

yesterday  s. :  — 's  geftiig. 

yet  conj.  to6)  inv.  {iiorm.)\  adv. 

not  —  nod)  uid)t. 
yew-hedge  s.    Xapi^manb  /.  st. 

II*. 
yield  v.  fid)  ergeben  (e-a-e);  — 

to  fid)  ergebeii  dat.  or  in  with 

ace . 
you  pers.   pron.    bll.      Familiar 
jorni  only  ttsed  in  "  Immcnseey 


5.  VOCABULARY 

young  adj.  jiiug. 

your  poss.  adj.  bciu.  See  note  to      zealously  adv.  cifrig,  angetegent* 

you.  tid). 

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